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

Lone, 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 Lone surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lone in America

Lone is the 21470th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lone surname appeared 1,217 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 Lone.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lone 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 Lone

The surname LONE is of English origin, deriving from the Old English word 'lan' or 'lone', meaning a lane or path. It likely originated as a locational name, given to someone who lived near a distinctive lane or path.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which lists a landholder named Godric de la Lone in Warwickshire. Other early records include Robert de la Lone in the Pipe Rolls of Berkshire in 1195, and Walter de la Lone in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1272.

Over time, the name evolved from its earlier forms, such as 'de la Lone' and 'de Lone', to the modern spelling of LONE. Variations like 'Loane' and 'Lown' also existed, derived from the same root.

One notable bearer of the name was Sir Ralph Lone (c. 1460-1532), a prominent English lawyer and Chief Baron of the Exchequer during the reign of Henry VIII. Another was John Lone (1573-1632), an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Malmesbury in the early 17th century.

In Scotland, the surname LONE can be traced back to the 16th century, with records of a James Lone who was a burgess of Aberdeen in 1568. A few centuries later, Alexander Lone (1692-1770) was a respected Scottish minister and author.

Moving across the Atlantic, one of the earliest instances of the LONE surname in America was Thomas Lone, who settled in Virginia in 1635. Later, John Lone (1767-1836) was a prominent American lawyer and political figure, serving as a U.S. Representative from Maryland.

Other notable bearers of the LONE surname include Sir Daniel Lone (1825-1903), a British civil engineer and architect who designed many iconic structures in London, and Frank Belknap Lone (1901-1994), an American author of horror fiction and one of the early contributors to the Cthulhu Mythos of H.P. Lovecraft.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lone

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

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

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