Explore the Family Name Laverde

The meaning of Laverde

Spanish; Italian (mainly La Verde): variant of Verde ‘green’, with (fused) definite article la. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jorge, Juan, Manuel, Adriana, Alvaro, Bernardo, Elena, Ezequiel, Francisca, Francisco, Jaime, Liliana. Italian Dario, Leonardo, Salvatore.

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

The surname Laverde, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen an increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 33,993rd in popularity among all surnames, but by 2010 it had risen to 28,408th. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a significant boost during this period, increasing by 32.91 percent from 632 in 2000 to 840 in 2010. This led to a rise in proportional representation from 0.23 per 100,000 people to 0.28 for the same population segment.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,993	#28,408	16.43%
Count	632	840	32.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.28	21.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laverde

Focusing on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Laverde, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that a majority identify as Hispanic. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 60.76 percent to 66.07 percent. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as White dropped from 38.77 percent to 33.57 percent. No significant changes were observed among other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races, presumably due to privacy suppression or lack of data.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	60.76%	66.07%	8.74%
White	38.77%	33.57%	-13.41%
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%