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    The surname Lorton

    A surname, carried by 1,318 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L635

    Lorton: #20,216 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Lorton #20,216, 1,318 people Lorton: #20,216 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Lorton #20,216, 1,318 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lorton is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,318 people named Lorton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,253 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,219.

    #20,216
    rank among US surnames
    1,318
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.1%
    change since 2000 (was #20,298)

    Who is named Lorton

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

    91% of people named Lorton identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 3.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Lorton?
    1,318 people in the United States had the surname Lorton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,253 Americans. It ranked 20,216th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lorton?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lorton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
    Is the surname Lorton getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,219 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,318 in 2010, up 8.1%.