Explore the Family Name La Pera

The meaning of La Pera

Italian: variant of Pera, with the addition of the definite article la. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alphonso, Levia, Ricardo, Sal, Salvatore.

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How common is the last name La Pera in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname La Pera has seen slight changes in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. Despite dropping slightly in rank from 61,713th in 2000 to 63,698th in 2010, a change of -3.22%, the count of individuals possessing this surname actually increased by 2.96% from 304 to 313 during this same period. The proportion per 100,000 individuals remained stable at 0.11, indicating that the relative frequency of this surname in the population has not changed significantly.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,713	#63,698	-3.22%
Count	304	313	2.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name La Pera

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts within the ethnic identities associated with the surname La Pera between 2000 and 2010. The largest change was observed in the Asian/Pacific Islander group, which experienced a 71.73% increase, rising from 4.28% to 7.35%. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races appeared for the first time in 2010, accounting for 6.07% of individuals with this surname. Individuals identifying as white decreased from 84.87% to 75.40%, a decline of -11.16%. The Hispanic group saw an increase from 8.55% to 10.22%, a rise of 19.53%. There were no individuals associating themselves with Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.87%	75.4%	-11.16%
Hispanic	8.55%	10.22%	19.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.28%	7.35%	71.73%
Two or More Races	0%	6.07%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%