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

Lazala, 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 Lazala surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lazala in America

Lazala is the 58735th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lazala surname appeared 345 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 Lazala.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lazala 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 Lazala

The surname LAZALA is believed to have originated in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the region of Catalonia, Spain, during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Catalan word "llaçada," which means "loop" or "knot." The name may have been initially given to someone who worked with ropes or knots, or it could have been a descriptive nickname referring to a person's physical appearance or character trait.

The earliest known record of the LAZALA name dates back to the 13th century, where it appears in several medieval documents and manuscripts from Catalonia. One notable mention is in the "Llibre de les Costums de Tortosa," a legal code from the city of Tortosa, where a certain Pere LAZALA is listed as a witness in a land dispute case in 1267.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the LAZALA surname began to spread throughout other regions of Spain, particularly in Valencia and Aragon. In 1392, a document from the court of King Juan I of Aragon mentions a Jaume LAZALA who served as a royal advisor. Another notable figure was Guillem LAZALA, a merchant from Barcelona who established trade routes with the Italian city-states in the mid-15th century.

The name also found its way into Portugal, where it was sometimes spelled as "LAZALLA" or "LAZARA." In 1487, a Portuguese explorer named Diogo LAZALA is recorded as being part of the expedition led by Bartolomeu Dias, which rounded the Cape of Good Hope and explored the southern coast of Africa.

As the Spanish and Portuguese empires expanded across the globe, the LAZALA surname spread to various colonies and territories. In the 16th century, a Spanish conquistador named Juan LAZALA is mentioned in accounts of the conquest of Peru, where he participated in the subjugation of the Inca Empire.

Another notable figure was Rodrigo LAZALA, a Jesuit missionary who traveled to Japan in the early 17th century and is credited with establishing several Christian communities in the Nagasaki region before the eventual expulsion of the Jesuits from the country.

Over the centuries, the LAZALA surname has been carried by numerous individuals from various walks of life, including artists, writers, politicians, and academics. Some examples include the Spanish painter Alejandro LAZALA (1786-1868), the Argentine poet Lucía LAZALA (1901-1978), and the Mexican philosopher and educator Ernesto LAZALA (1928-2005).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lazala

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Lazala, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!