Explore the Family Name Laurita

The meaning of Laurita

Italian: from the feminine form of Laurito, or perhaps from the female personal name Laurita.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The Laurita surname showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Laurita ranked 48,665th in terms of frequency among surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped slightly to 49,914th place, a change of -2.57%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 3.19% from 407 people in 2000 to 420 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of -6.67%, moving from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,665	#49,914	-2.57%
Count	407	420	3.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laurita

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Laurita, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the predominant ethnicity identified was White at 91.15%, which marginally decreased to 90.71% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 27.41%, rising from 4.67% in 2000 to 5.95% in 2010. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals who identified as having two or more races almost doubled from 1.23% to 2.14%. Conversely, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 2.21% to 0 during this period. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.15%	90.71%	-0.48%
Hispanic	4.67%	5.95%	27.41%
Two or More Races	1.23%	2.14%	73.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.21%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%