Explore the Family Name Lauper

The meaning of Lauper

Swiss German: 1. from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed of the elements liud ‘people, tribe’ + berht ‘famous’. 2. habitational name for someone who lived above or near the Lauben, a row of houses and stores with an arcade in front, from Middle High German loube ‘arbor, bower, gallery’. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Guenter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lauper has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 79,394th in terms of popularity and this rank dropped to 82,613th in 2010, marking a -4.05% change. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Lauper surname increased slightly from 223 in 2000 to 228 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 2.24%. The proportion of people with the Lauper name per 100,000 remained steady over the decade at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,394	#82,613	-4.05%
Count	223	228	2.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lauper

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Lauper identify as White. In 2000, 95.96% identified as White which slightly decreased to 95.61% in 2010. A new development in 2010 was the emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic, accounting for 3.07% of those with the Lauper surname. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, Alaskan Native or of two or more races in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.96%	95.61%	-0.36%
Hispanic	0%	3.07%	0%
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%