LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Lau
Lau is the 1,136th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 30,237 people carried it — about 10.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Lau are Asian American.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Asian American76.1%
White15.1%
Multiracial4.5%
Hispanic3.9%
Black0.3%
Native American0.1%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#2,351
12,435
2000
#1,259
25,624
2010
#1,187
29,792
2020
#1,136
30,237