Explore the Family Name Llera

The meaning of Llera

1. Spanish and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from any of the places called Llera in Badajoz and Asturias. 2. Aragonese and Catalan: topographic name from the vocabulary word llera ‘gravel pit’ (from Latin glarea).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Llera' has significantly increased between 2000 to 2010. In the 2000 census, Llera was ranked 49,563 in terms of popularity and increased its rank to 42,030 by 2010. This represents a positive change of 15.2%. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased from 398 to 517 in the same period, a growth of approximately 29.9%. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Llera per 100,000 increased by 20%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,563	#42,030	15.2%
Count	398	517	29.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.18	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Llera

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Llera'. As of 2010, the most common ethnicity associated with this surname is Hispanic, which increased from 80.65% in 2000 to 84.33% in 2010. The number of Asians/Pacific Islanders with the Llera surname also rose slightly, from 2.26% to 2.51%. On the other hand, the percentage of Whites and Blacks with this surname decreased during this period, with White declining from 15.08% to 11.80% and Black declining from 1.26% to 0.97%. No change was recorded for those identifying as two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	80.65%	84.33%	4.56%
White	15.08%	11.8%	-21.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.26%	2.51%	11.06%
Black	1.26%	0.97%	-23.02%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%