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    The surname Lescano

    A Spanish surname, carried by 594 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L250

    Lescano: #37,492 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lescano #37,492, 594 people Lescano: #37,492 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Lescano #37,492, 594 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lescano is more common than 76.9% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Probably a variant of Lazcano. This variant is predominantly found in Argentina.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 594 people named Lescano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 519,774 Americans. That is up 52% since 2000, when the Census counted 392.

    #37,492
    rank among US surnames
    594
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +51.5%
    change since 2000 (was #50,178)

    Who is named Lescano

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    81% of people named Lescano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 81%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 9.4%
    • White (not Hispanic) 8.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lescano

    Lescano has the Soundex code L250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L250.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lescano come from?
    Probably a variant of Lazcano. This variant is predominantly found in Argentina.
    How common is the surname Lescano?
    594 people in the United States had the surname Lescano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 519,774 Americans. It ranked 37,492nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lescano?
    In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Lescano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Lescano getting more or less common?
    More common. 392 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 594 in 2010, up 52%.