Explore the Family Name Lodato

The meaning of Lodato

Italian: from the personal name Lodato, from Latin Laudatus ‘praised’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Salvatore, Mario, Americo, Alfonso, Angelo, Antonio, Franco, Gaspare, Gasper, Pietro, Raffaele, Rosario, Sabato.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lodato has seen a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 21,424 in 2000 to 22,592 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 5.45%. Similarly, the count of people with the last name Lodato declined marginally from 1,138 in 2000 to 1,137 in 2010. This represents a negligible change of -0.09%. The proportion of the population bearing this surname per 100,000 also saw a reduction of 7.14%, dropping from 0.42 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,424	#22,592	-5.45%
Count	1,138	1,137	-0.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.39	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lodato

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lodato also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The most common ethnicity was White, although the percentage decreased from 95.17% in 2000 to 91.82% in 2010. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 92.88%, rising from 3.51% in 2000 to 6.77% in 2010. Those identifying as Two or More Races held steady at slightly over 1%. There were no recorded individuals with the surname Lodato who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.17%	91.82%	-3.52%
Hispanic	3.51%	6.77%	92.88%
Two or More Races	1.05%	1.06%	0.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%