Explore the Family Name Lo Porto

The meaning of Lo Porto

Italian (rarely Loporto): topographic name for someone who lived ‘at the port’, composed of porto ‘port, harbor’ + the definite article lo; or a habitational name from a place called Porto (see Porto).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lo Porto has seen an increase in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 61,713th in terms of popularity and by 2010, its rank had improved to 58,481st, marking a change of 5.24%. The number of people with this surname also increased during this period. In 2000, there were 304 individuals bearing this surname, which rose to 347 by 2010, indicating a growth rate of 14.14%. The proportion of people with the Lo Porto surname per 100k individuals also showed a positive shift from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,713	#58,481	5.24%
Count	304	347	14.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.12	9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lo Porto

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals with the surname Lo Porto, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with an increase from 89.47% to 91.64% over the decade. There was a noticeable decrease in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, dropping by 46.03%. In contrast, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic slightly decreased from 4.93% in 2000 to 4.61% in 2010. No individuals with the Lo Porto surname reported being of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.47%	91.64%	2.43%
Hispanic	4.93%	4.61%	-6.49%
Two or More Races	4.28%	2.31%	-46.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%