Surname Checker / Lam
How Common Is the Last Name Lam?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Lam today
61,511
Ranked #611 of 162,254 published surnames · 18.83 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 55,554 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
6.84%
Black
0.57%
Asian / Pacific Islander
87.99%
Hispanic
2.56%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.