Explore the Family Name Lauria

The meaning of Lauria

Italian (Basilicata): habitational name from Lauria in Potenza. Compare Loria. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Rocco, Salvatore, Alberto, Carmelo, Carmine, Mario, Valentina, Antonio, Domenic, Amedeo, Biagio, Calogero, Carmela, Carmelina. Spanish Andres, Carlos, Domingo, Isidoro, Jose.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lauria has seen a small decrease between 2000 and 2010. Initially ranked at 11,200 in 2000, the rank slid to 11,362 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 1.45%. However, the total count of individuals with the surname Lauria increased by 7.01% during the same period from 2,595 to 2,777. The proportion per 100k also showed a slight dip of 2.08%, moving from 0.96 in 2000 to 0.94 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,200	#11,362	-1.45%
Count	2,595	2,777	7.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.96	0.94	-2.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lauria

Regarding the ethnicity distribution of the surname Lauria, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority identifying with this surname are of White ethnic identity, which accounted for 91.91% in 2000 and decreased marginally to 91.25% in 2010. The Hispanic community was the second most identified, showing a slight increase from 5.16% in 2000 to 5.29% in 2010. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander representation almost doubled from 0.85% to 1.62%, while Black representation also saw an increase from 0.89% to 1.15%. The proportions of those identifying as having two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to 0% in 2010 from 1.00% and 0.19% respectively in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.91%	91.25%	-0.72%
Hispanic	5.16%	5.29%	2.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	1.62%	90.59%
Black	0.89%	1.15%	29.21%
Two or More Races	1%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.19%	0%	0%