Explore the Family Name Laporta

The meaning of Laporta

Italian (mainly La Porta), Catalan, and Aragonese: topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town, a variant of Porta, formed with the definite article la. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Vito, Pasquale, Sal, Salvatore, Biagio, Carmelo, Carmine, Clemente, Cosmo, Fabrizio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Laporta saw a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, sliding from the position of 17755 to 18090, a change of -1.89%. However, the count or number of people with this surname increased by 5.84% during this period, growing from 1455 to 1540. In terms of proportion per 100k people, there was a small drop of -3.7%, shifting from 0.54 to 0.52.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,755	#18,090	-1.89%
Count	1,455	1,540	5.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.52	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laporta

In relation to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the surname Laporta identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a modest decrease of -2.91% over the decade. The Hispanic community saw a significant increase of 92.88%, rising from 3.23 to 6.23. The percentage of those identifying as two or more ethnicities dropped by -39.53%, down from 1.72 to 1.04. The proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero, indicating no individuals within these communities had adopted the surname Laporta during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.71%	91.95%	-2.91%
Hispanic	3.23%	6.23%	92.88%
Two or More Races	1.72%	1.04%	-39.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%