Explore the Family Name Lafargue

The meaning of Lafargue

French: 1. variant of Laforge 1. 2. habitational name from Lafargue or La Fargue, names of several places in the southern part of France. Some characteristic forenames: French Camille, Emile, Gabrielle, Laurent, Phillippe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lafargue saw a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,575 in popularity with a count of 419 individuals bearing the name. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 50,659, with only 412 individuals having the surname. This represents a change of -6.48 in rank and -1.67 in count. The proportion of people per 100k with this surname also decreased from 0.16 to 0.14, a drop of -12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,575	#50,659	-6.48%
Count	419	412	-1.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lafargue

The ethnicity associated with the surname Lafargue has seen some changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority identified as White (66.83% in 2000 and 64.56% in 2010), there was an increase in those identifying as Black (from 19.09% to 21.12%). The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic slightly decreased from 8.35% to 7.77%. There was a small decline in those claiming two or more races (from 5.49% to 5.10%). Interestingly, in 2010, 1.46% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, a category that had no representation in 2000. No individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.83%	64.56%	-3.4%
Black	19.09%	21.12%	10.63%
Hispanic	8.35%	7.77%	-6.95%
Two or More Races	5.49%	5.1%	-7.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.46%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%