Explore the Family Name Lavorgna

The meaning of Lavorgna

Italian (southern): perhaps a nickname cognate with Borgna ‘blind in one eye’ (ultimately from French borgne), with the definite article la. Compare French Leborgne. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Attilio, Carmine, Dante, Giovanni, Luigi, Mafalda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lavorgna saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 43,546th most popular surname, but by 2010, it dropped to the 47,006th position, marking a change of -7.95%. The count also fell from 467 instances in 2000 to 452 in 2010, a decline of -3.21%. Additionally, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by -11.76%, going from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,546	#47,006	-7.95%
Count	467	452	-3.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lavorgna

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lavorgna also experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of bearers of the surname identified themselves as White, although there was a small decrease from 97.64% in 2000 to 96.68% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, the percentage of those claiming two or more races increased slightly from 1.07% to 1.11%. The data also showed a new emergence of Lavorgnas identifying as Hispanic in 2010, which had not been present in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.64%	96.68%	-0.98%
Hispanic	0%	1.55%	0%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.11%	3.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%