Explore the Family Name Lafuente

The meaning of Lafuente

Spanish: variant of Fuente ‘fount, spring’, with fused definite article la. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Manuel, Javier, Lupe, Raul, Alfonso, Jose, Alfredo, Angelita, Arnulfo, Arturo, Cristina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lafuente has seen an upward trend in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 29,296th and rose to 26,727th by 2010, marking an increase of 8.77%. The count of individuals with this name also increased from 761 in 2000 to 911 in 2010, a substantial growth of 19.71%. Moreover, the proportion of people named Lafuente per 100,000 increased by 10.71%, from 0.28 to 0.31.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,296	#26,727	8.77%
Count	761	911	19.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.31	10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lafuente

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lafuente, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of bearers of this surname identify as Hispanic. In 2000, 82.52% identified as Hispanic, and this figure slightly increased to 83.1% by 2010. An interesting shift is seen in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which saw an increase from 5.39% in 2000 to 7.46% in 2010, representing a change of 38.4%. On the other hand, identification as White decreased from 10.25% to 9.00%, marking a 12.2% reduction. There were no recorded instances of the surname among those who identify as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. It's important to note that the count for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed for privacy reasons in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	82.52%	83.1%	0.7%
White	10.25%	9%	-12.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.39%	7.46%	38.4%
Two or More Races	1.31%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%