How common is the surname Lone?

1,217 people in the United States had the surname Lone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. It ranked 21,470th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lone?

In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Lone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Lone getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,217 in 2010, down 21%.

Is Lone also a first name?

Yes. Lone is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lone

A surname, carried by 1,217 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lone is more common than 86.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,217 people named Lone in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. That is down 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,547.

#21,470

rank among US surnames

1,217

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-21.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,954)

Who is named Lone

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

63% of people named Lone identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Two or more races 2.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lone

Lone has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Questions

How common is the surname Lone?: 1,217 people in the United States had the surname Lone in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. It ranked 21,470th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lone?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Lone identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Lone getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,547 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,217 in 2010, down 21%.
Is Lone also a first name?: Yes. Lone is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.