Explore the Family Name Lo Prete

The meaning of Lo Prete

Italian (southern; also Loprete): variant of Prete, with the addition of the definite article lo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Domenic, Elvira, Horacio, Melio, Sal.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lo Prete has seen some decline in the past decade. In 2000, Lo Prete was ranked 56,979th in terms of popularity, by 2010, it had dropped to 62,903rd. This represents a drop of 10.4%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also decreased from 335 in 2000 to 318 in 2010, a decrease of about 5.07%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname per 100k fell by 8.33% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,979	#62,903	-10.4%
Count	335	318	-5.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lo Prete

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lo Prete, from the same Decennial U.S. Census data, we see that it is primarily identified with people of White ethnicity. In 2000, 96.12% of those with the surname identified as White, and by 2010, that number had slightly increased to 96.23%. The second largest group were those identifying with two or more races, which saw a small increase from 1.49% in 2000 to 1.57% in 2010. The percentage of Lo Prete’s identifying as Hispanic decreased from 1.79% to 1.57%, while there were no recorded instances of the surname amongst Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic groups in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.12%	96.23%	0.11%
Two or More Races	1.49%	1.57%	5.37%
Hispanic	1.79%	1.57%	-12.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%