Explore the Family Name Lorber

The meaning of Lorber

1. German: occupational name for a grocer, a seller of herbs and spices, from Middle High German lörber ‘laurel, bay (tree)’. 2. Slovenian: nickname from lorber, a colloquial word meaning ‘laurel, bay’, of German origin (see 1 above).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lorber saw a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 23,903 in popularity, with 986 counts per 100k. By 2010, it had slipped to rank 25,403 with a count of 974 per 100k, marking a decrease of 1.22%. The proportion of people carrying this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 10.81%, indicating a general downward trend for this surname over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,903	#25,403	-6.28%
Count	986	974	-1.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.33	-10.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lorber

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Lorber identified as white in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 2.64% over the ten-year period. There were significant increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, with changes of 118.03% and 152.46% respectively. This suggests an increasing ethnic diversity among those with the Lorber surname. Notably, the percentage of people identifying with two or more races went from zero in 2000 to 1.13% in 2010, further supporting this trend. There were no changes in the proportions identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.28%	95.69%	-2.64%
Hispanic	0.61%	1.54%	152.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	1.33%	118.03%
Two or More Races	0%	1.13%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%