Explore the Family Name Lastrapes

The meaning of Lastrapes

French: unexplained. This surname is no longer found in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Camille.

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

The surname Lastrapes showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 35,797 but had slipped to 37,735 by 2010, a change of -5.41 percent. In terms of count, there were 593 individuals with this surname in 2000, which marginally decreased to 589 in 2010, reflecting a -0.67 percent change. The proportion per 100,000 of the population also experienced a decline from 0.22 to 0.2 over the decade, a -9.09 percent drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,797	#37,735	-5.41%
Count	593	589	-0.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lastrapes

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lastrapes also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The most significant increase was seen in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.36 percent to 3.74 percent, a notable jump of 58.47 percent. There was also an increase in those identifying with two or more races, increasing from 1.85 percent to 2.55 percent, a change of 37.84 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased from 58.85 percent to 56.37 percent, a -4.21 percent change. The percentage of those identifying as White saw a minute decrease from 36.42 percent to 36.16 percent. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census period.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	58.85%	56.37%	-4.21%
White	36.42%	36.16%	-0.71%
Hispanic	2.36%	3.74%	58.47%
Two or More Races	1.85%	2.55%	37.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%