Explore the Family Name Larranaga

The meaning of Larranaga

Basque (Larrañaga): topographic name for someone who lived or worked at an area used as a threshing yard, from larrin, larrein ‘threshing yard’ + the locative suffix -aga ‘place or group of’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Javier, Jorge, Jose, Abran, Alba, Alejandrina, Andres, Angelina, Efren, Eloy, Elvira. French Andre, Fernand, Gaston.

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

The surname Larranaga has shown a significant increase in popularity over the years. According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname ranked 32,529th in 2000 and rose to the 27,556th position by 2010, marking a notable change of 15.29%. The census count for this surname also grew from 666 individuals in 2000 to 874 in 2010, a growth rate of 31.23%. The proportion of people with the Larranaga surname per 100,000 also rose from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010, showing an increase of 20%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,529	#27,556	15.29%
Count	666	874	31.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.3	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Larranaga

When it comes to the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Larranaga surname, the Decennial U.S. Census provides detailed insights. The majority identify as Hispanic, showing a slight increase from 84.38% in 2000 to 84.90% in 2010. Those identifying as White decreased slightly, from 14.11% in 2000 to 13.50% in 2010. There was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year. However, there was a new entry in 2010 for those identifying with two or more races, accounting for 0.69% of individuals with the Larranaga surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	84.38%	84.9%	0.62%
White	14.11%	13.5%	-4.32%
Two or More Races	0%	0.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%