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    The surname Lonsdale

    A surname, carried by 777 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈlɒnzdeɪl/ 2 syllables Soundex L523

    Lonsdale: #30,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lonsdale #30,165, 777 people Lonsdale: #30,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Lonsdale #30,165, 777 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lonsdale is more common than 81.4% of them.

    Origin

    Probably from the valley of the River Lune (Lune's dale), as in Kirkby Lonsdale.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 777 people named Lonsdale in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 397,356 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 741.

    #30,165
    rank among US surnames
    777
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #29,904)

    Who is named Lonsdale

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

    91% of people named Lonsdale identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lonsdales

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Keiynan Lonsdale
      Australian actor, born 1991

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Lansdell
    • Lansdale

    Lonsdale has the Soundex code L523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L523.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lonsdale come from?
    Probably from the valley of the River Lune (Lune's dale), as in Kirkby Lonsdale.
    How common is the surname Lonsdale?
    777 people in the United States had the surname Lonsdale in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 397,356 Americans. It ranked 30,165th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lonsdale?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lonsdale identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Lonsdale?
    Keiynan Lonsdale, Australian actor.
    Where is the surname Lonsdale most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lonsdale in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Lonsdale?
    Lonsdale is /ˈlɒnzdeɪl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Lonsdale getting more or less common?
    More common. 741 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 777 in 2010, up 4.9%.
    What are other spellings of Lonsdale?
    Lansdell and Lansdale.