Explore the Family Name Loffredo

The meaning of Loffredo

Italian (Loffrédo): from the personal name Loffrédo, from an ancient Germanic name composed of the elements liud ‘people, tribe’ + frid ‘peace’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Pasco, Rocco, Salvatore, Antonio, Carmel, Constantino, Fedele, Ferdinando, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Immacolata.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Loffredo experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank fell from 18,473 in 2000 to 19,602 in 2010, a 6.11% drop. The total count also decreased slightly during this period, from 1,380 instances of the surname in 2000 to 1,376 in 2010, indicating a modest 0.29% decrease. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 people also declined by 7.84% from 0.51 to 0.47.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,473	#19,602	-6.11%
Count	1,380	1,376	-0.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.47	-7.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Loffredo

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Loffredo has seen minimal changes between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, individuals with this surname were predominantly white (94.93%), with a small Hispanic population (3.91%). By 2010, the percentage of white individuals had slightly decreased to 94.04%, while the Hispanic population marginally increased to 4.29%. Notably, there was a 100% increase in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more ethnic identities, although this still represented only 1.02% of all people with this surname. The proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.93%	94.04%	-0.94%
Hispanic	3.91%	4.29%	9.72%
Two or More Races	0.51%	1.02%	100%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%