Explore the Family Name Di Laura

The meaning of Di Laura

Italian: metronymic from the female personal name Laura (a derivative of Latin laurus ‘laurel’). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Emidio, Rosaria.

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How common is the last name Di Laura in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Di Laura has gained popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 55,237 in 2000 to 51,396 in 2010, indicating an increase of 6.95%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname also saw a rise of 16.38% from 348 in 2000 to 405 in 2010. Furthermore, for every 100k people, the proportion of individuals with the Di Laura surname increased by 7.69%, moving from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,237	#51,396	6.95%
Count	348	405	16.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Laura

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Di Laura surname identified as White, though there was a slight decrease of 2.41% from 97.41% in 2000 to 95.06% in 2010. There was a minor presence of Hispanic ethnicity, which decreased by 14.29% over the decade, from 2.59% in 2000 to 2.22% in 2010. Interestingly, the data showed the emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010 at 1.48%, a category that did not exist in the 2000 census data for this surname. For other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, there were no individuals with the Di Laura surname reported in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	95.06%	-2.41%
Hispanic	2.59%	2.22%	-14.29%
Two or More Races	0%	1.48%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%