Explore the Family Name Lamoureaux

The meaning of Lamoureaux

French: variant of Lamoureux and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. The surname Lamoureaux is very rare in France.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lamoureaux has seen minor changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lamoureaux was ranked as the 42912th most popular surname with a count of 475 individuals. Ten years later, in 2010, it dropped slightly in rank to the 42937th position despite an increase in the number of people with this name to 504. This represents a minimal decrease of 0.06% in rank but an increase of 6.11% in the number of individuals bearing the surname. The proportion of people named Lamoureaux per 100k also saw a slight decrease from 0.18 to 0.17, marking a drop of 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,912	#42,937	-0.06%
Count	475	504	6.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lamoureaux

When considering ethnicity, Lamoureaux is predominantly associated with White ethnic identity. As per data from the Decennial U.S. Census, 91.79% of individuals with the last name Lamoureaux identified as White in 2000, decreasing slightly to 88.69% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as having two or more races increased from 1.68% in 2000 to 4.56% in 2010, a substantial change of 171.43%. The proportion of Hispanic individuals decreased by 11.08% from 3.79% to 3.37%. Furthermore, American Indian and Alaskan Native representation increased by 11.21%, from 2.32% to 2.58%. Notably, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.79%	88.69%	-3.38%
Two or More Races	1.68%	4.56%	171.43%
Hispanic	3.79%	3.37%	-11.08%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.32%	2.58%	11.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%