Explore the Family Name Larralde

The meaning of Larralde

Basque: topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of meadowland, from larre ‘pasture, meadow’ + the suffix -alde ‘by’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Ovidio, Adolfo, Alejandro, Bernardo, Concepcion, Eduardo, Eloisa, Enedina, Guadlupe, Ivette, Javier. French Gregoire, Michel.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Larralde has seen growth in its popularity in the United States over the last decade. In 2000, the surname ranked as the 50,261st most common, but by 2010 it had risen to become the 48,717th most common, marking a change of 3.07%. Similarly, the count of individuals carrying the Larralde surname also increased from 391 in 2000 to 433 in 2010, a growth rate of 10.74%. This means that for every 100,000 people in the US, approximately 0.15 carried this surname, up from 0.14 per 100,000 in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,261	#48,717	3.07%
Count	391	433	10.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.15	7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Larralde

On the matter of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of those with the Larralde surname identified as Hispanic. In 2000, 80.82% identified as such, and this proportion increased slightly to 83.37% by 2010. Conversely, the percentage of Larraldes identifying as White decreased from 17.65% in 2000 to 15.94% in 2010. There was no recorded change in those identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these categories remaining at 0% for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	80.82%	83.37%	3.16%
White	17.65%	15.94%	-9.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%