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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Lai

Lai is the 1,614th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 21,611 people carried it — about 7.2 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Lai are Asian American.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Asian American91.6%
White3.4%
Multiracial3.2%
Hispanic1.2%
Black0.4%
Native American0.0%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#3,686
7,461
2000
#2,148
15,490
2010
#1,873
19,157
2020
#1,614
21,611
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