How Common Is the Last Name Lake?

Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Lake today

35,546

Ranked #1,091 of 162,254 published surnames · 10.88 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 32,104 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.

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Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census

White

81.43%

Black

11.85%

Asian / Pacific Islander

0.88%

Hispanic

2.57%

Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.