Surname Checker / Lanier
How Common Is the Last Name Lanier?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Lanier today
23,248
Ranked #1,712 of 162,254 published surnames · 7.12 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 20,997 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
67.48%
Black
27.72%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.37%
Hispanic
1.88%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.