Explore the Family Name Lo Bue

The meaning of Lo Bue

Italian (also Lobue): variant of Bue, with the addition of the definite article lo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Salvatore, Ciro, Francesca, Francesco, Gaetano, Giorgio, Pietro.

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How common is the last name Lo Bue in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lo Bue has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 20,945th most popular surname but declined to the 23,500th position by 2010, representing a drop of 12.2%. The total count of individuals carrying this surname also faded from 1,170 in 2000 to 1,081 in 2010, experiencing a 7.61% dip. The proportion of people with the last name Lo Bue per 100,000 decreased by 13.95% between the two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,945	#23,500	-12.2%
Count	1,170	1,081	-7.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.37	-13.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lo Bue

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates evolving diversity among those bearing the surname Lo Bue. Those identifying as White remained the majority, albeit decreasing from 94.19% in 2000 to 91.12% in 2010. Of note, the Hispanic demographic experienced substantial growth at a rate of 75.08%, escalating from 3.33% in 2000 to 5.83% in 2010. Additionally, there was a notable increase of 137.21% in the Asian/Pacific Islander community within this group. However, representation from the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities were not recorded in the 2010 census, after having been represented at 0.43% each in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.19%	91.12%	-3.26%
Hispanic	3.33%	5.83%	75.08%
Two or More Races	1.2%	1.67%	39.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.43%	1.02%	137.21%
Black	0.43%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.43%	0%	0%