Explore the Family Name Laurenti

The meaning of Laurenti

Italian: variant of Laurenzi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dante, Mario, Anselmo, Dino, Luigi, Primo, Tito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Laurenti has seen an increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. Specifically, the rank of the surname improved from 58,692 in 2000 to 56,310 in 2010, signifying a 4.06% change. The count, or the number of people bearing the Laurenti surname, also increased from 323 in the year 2000 to 363 in the year 2010, marking an increase of 12.38%. However, the proportion of individuals with the Laurenti surname per 100k people remained consistent at 0.12 both in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,692	#56,310	4.06%
Count	323	363	12.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laurenti

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some notable shifts among those carrying the Laurenti surname between 2000 and 2010. There was a significant increase in the percentage of individuals identifying as White, rising from 79.57% in 2000 to 84.57% in 2010. Meanwhile, the share identifying as Hispanic decreased from 17.03% in 2000 to 12.95% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander category showed a decrease from 1.55% in 2000 to 0% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a slight increase, going from 1.86% to 1.93% within the same decade. Lastly, there were no recorded changes for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, remaining at 0% throughout the period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.57%	84.57%	6.28%
Hispanic	17.03%	12.95%	-23.96%
Two or More Races	1.86%	1.93%	3.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.55%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%