LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Lao
Lao is the 5,096th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 6,668 people carried it — about 2.2 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Lao are Asian American.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Asian American85.6%
Hispanic8.8%
White2.7%
Multiracial2.1%
Black0.7%
Native American0.0%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#9,010
2,487
2000
#6,850
4,523
2010
#5,856
5,897
2020
#5,096
6,668