Explore the Family Name Lagunas

The meaning of Lagunas

Spanish: from the plural of laguna ‘pool, pond’ (see Laguna). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Francisco, Jose, Luis, Pedro, Miguel, Ramon, Ricardo, Santiago, Abelardo, Alejo, Armando.

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

The surname Lagunas has seen a considerable rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 6700th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed significantly to 4966th place, a change of 25.88%. The actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 52.23%, moving from 4651 in 2000 to 7080 in 2010. This led to an increase in the proportion of people named Lagunas per 100k population, which went up by 39.53% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#6,700	#4,966	25.88%
Count	4,651	7,080	52.23%
Proportion per 100k	1.72	2.4	39.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lagunas

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of the individuals with the surname Lagunas identify as Hispanic, making up 95.81% in 2000 and 95.54% in 2010, showing a minor decrease of 0.28%. The portion identifying as White also slightly decreased, from 3.53% to 3.49%. Interestingly, the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander within this surname saw a significant increase of 195.45%, though it represents only a small percentage of the total. There were also some new recognitions of Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities among people with the surname Lagunas between 2000 and 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races decreased by 60.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.81%	95.54%	-0.28%
White	3.53%	3.49%	-1.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.22%	0.65%	195.45%
Black	0%	0.13%	0%
Two or More Races	0.28%	0.11%	-60.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.08%	0%