Explore the Family Name Lo Presti

The meaning of Lo Presti

Italian (southern; also Lopresti): occupational name for someone in the service of priests, from the plural of southern Italian preste, presto ‘priest’ (see Presto, Presti), with the addition of the definite article lo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Antonino, Antonio, Carmine, Francesco, Luigi, Rocco, Sal, Santo, Vito, Carlo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lo Presti has seen a slight decrease in popularity ranking from 9576 in 2000 to 10107 in 2010, marking a 5.55% drop. However, the count of people with this surname slightly increased by 2.34%, from 3114 individuals in 2000 to 3187 in 2010. This change also led to a small decrease in the proportion per 100k, from 1.15 in 2000 to 1.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,576	#10,107	-5.55%
Count	3,114	3,187	2.34%
Proportion per 100k	1.15	1.08	-6.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lo Presti

The ethnic identity associated with the Lo Presti surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White, with a minor decrease from 95.76% in 2000 to 95.45% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a moderate increase of 14.79%, from 2.57% in 2000 to 2.95% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a noticeable rise in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.32% in 2000 to 0.38% in 2010, an 18.75% increase. Those identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.06% to 0.94%. The surname saw new associations with Black ethnicity and remained unchanged for American Indian and Alaskan Native origins.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.76%	95.45%	-0.32%
Hispanic	2.57%	2.95%	14.79%
Two or More Races	1.06%	0.94%	-11.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.38%	18.75%
Black	0%	0.28%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%