Surname Checker / Lai
How Common Is the Last Name Lai?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Lai today
21,211
Ranked #1,873 of 162,254 published surnames · 6.49 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 19,157 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
3.48%
Black
0.31%
Asian / Pacific Islander
91.72%
Hispanic
1.22%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.