How common is the surname Lorenzen?

3,733 people in the United States had the surname Lorenzen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,707 Americans. It ranked 8,784th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lorenzen?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lorenzen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lorenzen?

Fred Lorenzen, American racing driver (1934–2024).

Where is the surname Lorenzen most common?

Wikidata records people named Lorenzen in the United States.

Is the surname Lorenzen getting more or less common?

More common. 3,658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,733 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Lorenzen

A surname, carried by 3,733 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lorenzen is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,733 people named Lorenzen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 82,707 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,658.

#8,784

rank among US surnames

3,733

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,326)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,775	Hosey	3,735	82,663
#8,780	Wille	3,734	82,685
#8,784	Lorenzen	3,733	82,707
#8,787	Nyberg	3,732	82,729
#8,789	Florian	3,731	82,751
#8,791	Geraci	3,729	82,796
#8,793	Crotty	3,726	82,862

Who is named Lorenzen

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

95% of people named Lorenzen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lorenzens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fred Lorenzen
American racing driver (1934–2024)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lorenzen

Lorenzen has the Soundex code L652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L652.

Questions

How common is the surname Lorenzen?: 3,733 people in the United States had the surname Lorenzen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 82,707 Americans. It ranked 8,784th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lorenzen?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Lorenzen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lorenzen?: Fred Lorenzen, American racing driver (1934–2024).
Where is the surname Lorenzen most common?: Wikidata records people named Lorenzen in the United States.
Is the surname Lorenzen getting more or less common?: More common. 3,658 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,733 in 2010, up 2.1%.