How rare is the last name Layne?

12,859 people in the United States have the last name Layne, about 1 in 23,244. It ranks #2,731 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LAYNE

#2,731

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,859
About
1 in 23,244
This common or more
51.5%
Who bears it

Of the 12,859 people with the last name Layne, 75.1% reported their origin as White, 15.1% as Black and 4.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

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

Also a first name

As a first name, Layne ranks #1,939 of 53,615, with 14,468 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 767 births. See Layne as a first name

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