LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Lightning
Lightning is the 86,747th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 231 people carried it — about 0.1 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Lightning are Black.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Black68.8%
White16.9%
Multiracial6.9%
Native American3.5%
Hispanic2.2%
Asian American1.7%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#50,757
0
2000
#90,652
189
2010
#88,685
209
2020
#86,747
231