Explore the Family Name Laborin

The meaning of Laborin

Hispanic (Mexico; Laborín): 1. probably a habitational name from Laborín, a former place in Spain, derived from Latin (villa) Leporini (from the personal name Leporinus). 2. alternatively, an altered form of Portuguese Laborim, a habitational name from a place called Laborim, in Viana do Castelo and in Porto, of the same Latin origin as 1 above.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Laborin has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Laborin ranked 60,390 in popularity with a count of 312 instances per 100k people. By 2010, however, it had jumped to a rank of 47,706, with an increased count of 444 instances per 100k people. This represents a growth in popularity of 21.0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#47,706	21%
Count	312	444	42.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.15	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laborin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Laborin also evolved during the same period, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identifying with the surname was consistently Hispanic, although the proportion decreased slightly from 90.71% in 2000 to 87.39% in 2010. The White demographic saw a moderate increase from 5.13% to 6.31%. Notably, identification among American Indian and Alaskan Natives surged by 89.41%, from 3.21% to 6.08%. There were no recorded instances of the surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities, or among those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.71%	87.39%	-3.66%
White	5.13%	6.31%	23%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	3.21%	6.08%	89.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%