Explore the Family Name Lagorio

The meaning of Lagorio

Italian (Lagòrio): nickname from the Ligurian dialect word lagö ‘green lizard’. This surname is also found in Argentina. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo. Spanish Juan Carlos, Juan, Venecia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lagorio has seen a slight fluctuation between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lagorio ranked 63,632 in popularity with 293 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 66,164, showing a decrease in popularity by 3.98%. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased slightly from 293 to 299, suggesting a 2.05% growth. The proportion per 100k people also declined by 9.09%, going from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,632	#66,164	-3.98%
Count	293	299	2.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lagorio

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within the population carrying the Lagorio surname. Most notably, there's been a marginal increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 4.44% in 2000 to 5.35% in 2010, indicating a change of 20.5%. Those identifying as White still make up the majority, though this percentage has decreased slightly, from 93.86% to 91.97%. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races has risen to 2.34% in 2010, whereas it was 0% in 2000. The counts for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stable at 0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.86%	91.97%	-2.01%
Hispanic	4.44%	5.35%	20.5%
Two or More Races	0%	2.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%