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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Lawyer

Lawyer is the 8,071st most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 3,933 people carried it — about 1.3 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Lawyer are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White78.0%
Black13.2%
Multiracial4.4%
Hispanic2.6%
Asian American1.0%
Native American0.8%

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

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#6,309
4,974
2000
#7,715
3,977
2010
#8,049
4,112
2020
#8,071
3,933
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