Explore the Family Name Labor

The meaning of Labor

1. Altered form of French Labarre, a topographic name for someone who lived by a gateway or barrier, or in a house encircled by a fence. 2. French: variant of Laborie, itself a variant, with fused feminine definite article la, of Borie, a topographic name for someone who lived in an isolated farm.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Labor in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Labor" saw a slight fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,342 in terms of commonality across the United States, holding a count of 624 individuals. By 2010, though its ranking dropped to 35,489, showing a decline by 3.34%, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased to 634, marking a growth of 1.6%. However, when viewed as a proportion per 100k people, the presence of "Labor" decreased by 8.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,342	#35,489	-3.34%
Count	624	634	1.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Labor

According to the same Decennial U.S. Census data, there were changes observed in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Labor". In 2000, the highest percentage was White at 71.63%, which reduced to 67.35% by 2010. Notably, there were increases in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (from 6.09% to 7.73%), Hispanic (from 5.93% to 7.89%), and individuals identifying with two or more races (from 5.29% to 7.10%). The proportion of individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 6.25% to 5.36%, while the Black representation also slightly reduced from 4.81% to 4.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.63%	67.35%	-5.98%
Hispanic	5.93%	7.89%	33.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.09%	7.73%	26.93%
Two or More Races	5.29%	7.1%	34.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	6.25%	5.36%	-14.24%
Black	4.81%	4.57%	-4.99%