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

Lazatin, 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 Lazatin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lazatin in America

Lazatin is the 79598th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lazatin surname appeared 239 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 Lazatin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lazatin 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 Lazatin

The surname LAZATIN originated from the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period in the 16th-18th centuries. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "lazada," meaning "ribbon" or "bow," suggesting that the name may have been given to someone who worked with ribbons or bows.

The earliest known record of the LAZATIN surname dates back to the late 17th century in the town of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. The name appears in several church records and land ownership documents from that period.

One notable person with the LAZATIN surname was Juan LAZATIN, a Filipino revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial rule in the late 19th century. He was born in 1861 and played a significant role in the Philippine Revolution of 1896-1898.

Another historical figure with the LAZATIN name was Mariano LAZATIN, a prominent lawyer and politician in the Philippines during the early 20th century. He served as a member of the Philippine Commission and as the first Philippine Resident Commissioner to the United States Congress from 1909 to 1912.

In the late 19th century, the LAZATIN surname was also found in the town of San Miguel, Bulacan, where a prominent family with this name owned a hacienda (estate) and played a role in local affairs.

During the Spanish colonial period, the spelling of the LAZATIN surname may have varied slightly, with some records showing it as "Lazatin," "Lazaden," or "Lazadien," reflecting the phonetic adaptations of the Spanish language to the local dialects.

Other notable individuals with the LAZATIN surname include Teodoro LAZATIN, a Filipino writer and journalist from the early 20th century, and Felicidad LAZATIN, a prominent educator and women's rights advocate in the Philippines in the 1920s and 1930s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lazatin

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

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

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