How common is the surname Lighty?

1,354 people in the United States had the surname Lighty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,025 Americans. It ranked 19,852nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lighty?

David Lighty, American basketball player (born 1988).

Where is the surname Lighty most common?

Wikidata records people named Lighty in the United States.

Is the surname Lighty getting more or less common?

More common. 1,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,354 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Lighty

A surname, carried by 1,354 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lighty is more common than 87.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,354 people named Lighty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 228,025 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,180.

#19,852

rank among US surnames

1,354

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+14.7%

change since 2000 (was #20,800)

Who is named Lighty

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

48% of people named Lighty identified as Black (not Hispanic), 48% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 48%
White (not Hispanic) 48%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Lightys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Lighty
American basketball player (born 1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lighty

Lighty has the Soundex code L230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L230.

Questions

How common is the surname Lighty?: 1,354 people in the United States had the surname Lighty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 228,025 Americans. It ranked 19,852nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lighty?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Lighty identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 48% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lighty?: David Lighty, American basketball player (born 1988).
Where is the surname Lighty most common?: Wikidata records people named Lighty in the United States.
Is the surname Lighty getting more or less common?: More common. 1,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,354 in 2010, up 15%.