How common is the surname Lightner?

5,701 people in the United States had the surname Lightner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,156 Americans. It ranked 6,029th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lightner?

Winnie Lightner, actress (1899-1971).

Where is the surname Lightner most common?

Wikidata records people named Lightner in the United States.

Is the surname Lightner getting more or less common?

More common. 5,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,701 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Lightner

A surname, carried by 5,701 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lightner is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,701 people named Lightner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,156 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,560.

#6,029

rank among US surnames

5,701

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,716)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,024	Parkhurst	5,708	54,090
#6,025	Theisen	5,707	54,099
#6,028	Herold	5,705	54,118
#6,029	Lightner	5,701	54,156

Who is named Lightner

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

76% of people named Lightner identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lightners

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Winnie Lightner
Actress (1899-1971)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lightner

Lightner has the Soundex code L235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L235.

Questions

How common is the surname Lightner?: 5,701 people in the United States had the surname Lightner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,156 Americans. It ranked 6,029th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lightner?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Lightner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lightner?: Winnie Lightner, actress (1899-1971).
Where is the surname Lightner most common?: Wikidata records people named Lightner in the United States.
Is the surname Lightner getting more or less common?: More common. 5,560 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,701 in 2010, up 2.5%.