Explore the Family Name Lollis

The meaning of Lollis

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Lollo (see Lolli 1). It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the sense ‘belonging to, of’, in this case ‘member of the Lolli family’. This is also found as a Greek surname, most probably of Italian origin (see Lolli 2).

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lollis ranked 11,635 in popularity in 2000 and slightly dropped to 11,863 in 2010, showing a marginal decrease of 1.96%. Despite this drop in ranking, the count of individuals bearing the surname Lollis actually increased from 2,473 in 2000 to 2,640 in 2010, a growth of 6.75%. However, when considered proportionally per 100,000 people, the occurrence of the surname Lollis fell by 3.26% over these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,635	#11,863	-1.96%
Count	2,473	2,640	6.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.92	0.89	-3.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lollis

Turning to ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the data reveals that most individuals with the surname Lollis identify as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 73.92% in 2000 to 71.82% in 2010. The second largest group identifies as Black, with an increase from 22.28% in 2000 to 23.79% in 2010. A small portion identifies as having two or more ethnic identities, while the percentage of those who self-identify as Hispanic saw a notable increase of 61.39% over the decade. As for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, there were no individuals identified under these ethnicities in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	73.92%	71.82%	-2.84%
Black	22.28%	23.79%	6.78%
Two or More Races	2.1%	1.74%	-17.14%
Hispanic	1.01%	1.63%	61.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%