Explore the Family Name Liguori

The meaning of Liguori

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Ligorio (from Latin Ligorius). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Cono, Gennaro, Giuseppe, Salvatore, Santo, Vito, Aniello, Carmine, Domenic, Donato, Italia, Luigi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Liguori has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Liguori was ranked 13,796 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had fallen to 14,669, representing a decrease of approximately 6.33%. Despite this, the total count of individuals with this surname marginally increased from 2,012 in 2000 to 2,027 in 2010, showing a growth rate of about 0.75%. Nevertheless, its proportion per 100k people declined by 8% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,796	#14,669	-6.33%
Count	2,012	2,027	0.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.75	0.69	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Liguori

Referring to the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Liguori identify as White, although there was a slight decline in this demographic from 96.07% in 2000 to 93.98% in 2010. During the same decade, there was a notable increase among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 0.45% to 0.79%, and Hispanic, growing from 2.49% to 4.05%. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races also saw a modest rise from 0.75% to 0.89%. However, the data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities was suppressed (S) in the 2010 census for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.07%	93.98%	-2.18%
Hispanic	2.49%	4.05%	62.65%
Two or More Races	0.75%	0.89%	18.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	0.79%	75.56%
Black	0.25%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%