Find out how popular the last name Lascano is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lascano.

Lascano, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lascano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lascano in America

Lascano is the 20709th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lascano surname appeared 1,277 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lascano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lascano to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lascano

The surname Lascano has its origins in Spain and is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, sometime around the 12th or 13th century. It is thought to have derived from the Spanish word "lascano," which referred to a person from the town of Lascano, a small village located in the northern region of Navarre.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Lascano surname can be found in a document from the year 1278, where it is mentioned as "de Lascano." This document is believed to be a census record of households in the area around Lascano.

In the 14th century, a knight named Juan de Lascano was noted for his service in the battles against the Moors during the Reconquista, the period of Christian conquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslim rulers. Juan de Lascano was born around 1320 and served under King Alfonso XI of Castile.

As the centuries passed, the Lascano family spread across various regions of Spain, and some members even ventured to the New World during the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One notable figure from this era was Pedro de Lascano, an explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expeditions to Mexico in the early 16th century. Pedro de Lascano was born in 1495 in Seville, Spain, and died in 1565 in Mexico City.

In the 17th century, a prominent member of the Lascano family was Francisco de Lascano, a scholar and writer who authored several works on theology and philosophy. Francisco de Lascano was born in 1621 in Zaragoza, Spain, and lived until 1698.

Another notable individual with the Lascano surname was María de Lascano, a Spanish poet and writer who lived in the 18th century. She was born in 1732 in Madrid and gained recognition for her literary works, which included poetry and plays. María de Lascano passed away in 1808.

Throughout its history, the Lascano surname has been associated with various regions of Spain, particularly in the northern areas like Navarre and the Basque Country. While the name has spread globally due to migration and immigration, its roots can be traced back to the medieval period in the Iberian Peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lascano

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lascano.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lascano was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lascano has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lascano was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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