How rare is the last name Lawless?

8,628 people in the United States have the last name Lawless, about 1 in 34,643. It ranks #3,992 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LAWLESS

#3,992

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,628
About
1 in 34,643
This common or more
55.9%
Who bears it

Of the 8,628 people with the last name Lawless, 87.8% reported their origin as White, 4.1% as Black and 3.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Lawless

#3,990 Canady · 8,631#3,990 Merrell · 8,631#3,993 Forster · 8,627#3,994 Aguiar · 8,626

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lawless, most common first.

#50,251 Lawlis · 450

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