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

Lazenby, 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 Lazenby surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lazenby in America

Lazenby is the 12101st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lazenby surname appeared 2,575 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lazenby.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lazenby 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 Lazenby

The surname LAZENBY is of English origin, deriving from the local name "Lazenby" which refers to a village in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The name itself is thought to be derived from the Old Norse words "lasu" meaning "pasture" and "by" meaning "homestead" or "village".

The earliest recorded mention of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is spelled as "Lasenardebi". This suggests that the name has its roots in the pre-Norman Conquest period of English history.

During the medieval period, the name was also recorded in various documents with spellings such as "Lasingby" and "Lazingby". These variations likely reflect the evolution of the name's pronunciation over time.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname LAZENBY was John de Lazenby, who was mentioned in Yorkshire court rolls from the year 1379. In the 16th century, there is a record of a William Lazenby who was born in the village of Lazenby in 1542.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the LAZENBY surname was Thomas Lazenby (1631-1719), an English Puritan minister and religious writer who served as the vicar of Stratton in Cornwall.

During the 18th century, the name LAZENBY gained some prominence in the northern counties of England. For example, George Lazenby (1739-1813) was a successful merchant and landowner from Northumberland.

In the 19th century, one of the most well-known individuals with the LAZENBY surname was George Lazenby (1795-1857), a renowned landscape painter who was born in the village of Lazenby and whose works are held in various galleries across the United Kingdom.

Another notable figure from this period was Sir John Lazenby (1837-1921), a prominent British businessman and philanthropist who made his fortune in the textile industry and was knighted in 1902 for his charitable work.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lazenby

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

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

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