Explore the Family Name Loma
The meaning of Loma
Spanish: topographic name for someone who lived by a hillock, from loma ‘hillock, mound’ (from Latin lumbus).
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Loma in the United States?
According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Loma has seen significant growth. In 2000, Loma ranked as the 46,000th most popular surname with a count of 437 occurrences. A decade later, in 2010, the rank improved to 36,695 as the count increased to 609, marking a substantial growth of 39.36%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also experienced an increase from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, illustrating a rise of 31.25%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #46,000 | #36,695 | 20.23% |
| Count | 437 | 609 | 39.36% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.16 | 0.21 | 31.25% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Loma
Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Loma revealed intriguing shifts based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Loma surname identified as Hispanic at 75.51%, followed distantly by White and Asian/Pacific Islander identities at 10.07% and 5.95% respectively. By 2010, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose even further to 84.73%, while percentages for both White and Asian/Pacific Islander identities decreased to 7.88% and 2.63% respectively. There was no change in the count of individuals identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races, as these categories remained at 0 for both years. The count for American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped from 5.95% to 3.61% over the decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 75.51% | 84.73% | 12.21% |
| White | 10.07% | 7.88% | -21.75% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 5.95% | 3.61% | -39.33% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 5.95% | 2.63% | -55.8% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |