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

Lavinder, 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 Lavinder surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lavinder in America

Lavinder is the 69579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lavinder surname appeared 282 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 Lavinder.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lavinder 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 Lavinder

The surname LAVINDER is believed to have originated in England, with records dating back to the early 16th century. It is thought to be a variant spelling of the name Lavender, which was likely derived from the Old English words "læfre" and "ęnde," meaning "lavender" and "plant" respectively.

One of the earliest known references to the name LAVINDER can be found in the parish records of St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, where a William Lavinder was recorded as being baptized in 1567. Another early record of the name is from the Subsidy Rolls of Buckinghamshire, where a John Lavinder was listed as a taxpayer in 1524.

The name LAVINDER may have also been associated with certain place names or locations. For instance, there is a small hamlet called Lavendon in Buckinghamshire, which could have been the origin of some instances of the surname.

While not a particularly common name, there are a few notable individuals throughout history who bore the surname LAVINDER. One such person was Robert Lavinder (1620-1693), an English landowner and Member of Parliament for Colchester in the late 17th century.

Another notable LAVINDER was Sarah Lavinder (1758-1842), an American quilter and folk artist from Pennsylvania, whose intricate and vibrant quilts are now considered important examples of early American textile art.

In the 19th century, a man named John Lavinder (1815-1887) served as the Mayor of Nottingham, England, from 1863 to 1864. He was a prominent businessman and philanthropist in the city during his lifetime.

A more recent example is that of Henry Lavinder (1901-1976), an American artist and illustrator who was best known for his depictions of rural life and landscapes in the American Midwest.

Finally, one cannot overlook the contributions of Sir George Lavinder (1884-1957), a British diplomat and civil servant who served as the Governor of Bermuda from 1935 to 1940.

While not an exhaustive list, these individuals serve to illustrate the presence and diversity of the surname LAVINDER throughout various periods of history and across different parts of the English-speaking world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lavinder

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

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 Lavinder 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 Lavinder 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 Lavinder was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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