Explore the Family Name Lalama

The meaning of Lalama

Italian (La Lama) and Spanish: variant of Lama, with the definite article la. This surname is very rare in Italy (found in Foggia province, Apulia). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Attilio, Donato, Ettore, Gino, Giuseppe, Maddalena, Marcello, Remo. Spanish Angel, Aida, Carlos, Elena, Jorge, Luis.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lalama has seen slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 46,331 and by 2010, its rank had dropped slightly to 47,791, indicating a decrease in popularity by 3.15%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Lalama surname increased from 433 in 2000 to 443 in 2010, marking an increase of 2.31%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,331	#47,791	-3.15%
Count	433	443	2.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lalama

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Lalama surname is primarily associated with White and Hispanic ethnic identities. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of those who identified as White decreased from 68.13% to 64.79%, while those identifying as Hispanic increased from 30.02% to 34.99%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander changed drastically, dropping from 1.39% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68.13%	64.79%	-4.9%
Hispanic	30.02%	34.99%	16.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.39%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%