Explore the Family Name Laurila

The meaning of Laurila

Finnish: habitational name from farms so named, from the personal name Lauri + the locative suffix -la, thus referring to ‘Lauri’s farm’. Established as a hereditary surname especially in western and southern Finland since the 19th century. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Mauno, Arvo, Eino, Marketta, Tapio, Wilho.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Laurila has seen a small increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Laurila ranked 68,360 in popularity, with a total count of 269 individuals holding the name. By 2010, the popularity rank had slightly improved to 67,943, with a total count of 290 individuals. This represents a modest growth rate of 0.61% in its rank and an increase of 7.81% in the number of people with the surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,360	#67,943	0.61%
Count	269	290	7.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laurila

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Laurila, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts observed between 2000 and 2010. The majority ethnicity identified was White, although there was a decline from 97.40% in 2000 to 92.41% in 2010. During the same period, new representations from other ethnicities appeared, including Asian/Pacific Islander at 2.07%, Black at 3.10%, and those identifying with two or more races at 1.72%. Notably, there were no recorded instances of individuals with Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities holding the Laurila surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.4%	92.41%	-5.12%
Black	0%	3.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.07%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.72%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%