How rare is the last name Lawton?

12,756 people in the United States have the last name Lawton, about 1 in 23,432. It ranks #2,749 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LAWTON

#2,749

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,756
About
1 in 23,432
This common or more
51.5%
Who bears it

Of the 12,756 people with the last name Lawton, 70.5% reported their origin as White, 21% as Black and 4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Lawton

#2,747 Weinstein · 12,786#2,748 Parson · 12,768#2,750 Loyd · 12,751#2,751 Andrew · 12,747

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Lawton, most common first.

#1,905 Layton · 18,508#54,873 Laton · 405

Also a first name

As a first name, Lawton ranks #9,088 of 53,615, with 1,558 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 53 births. See Lawton as a first name

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