Explore the Family Name Lores

The meaning of Lores

Spanish and Galician: habitational name from any of the places called Lores in Pontevedra and Palencia provinces, of pre-Roman origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lores has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lores ranked 64,750 in terms of common usage, but by 2010, it had slightly dropped to rank at 65,593, representing a change of -1.3%. However, the count or number of people bearing the surname increased from 287 in 2000 to 302 in 2010, showing a moderate growth of 5.23%. This resulted in a slight decrease in the proportion per 100,000 population from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, indicating a decline of -9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#65,593	-1.3%
Count	287	302	5.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lores

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lores between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic identity marked the highest percentage, growing from 64.11% in 2000 to 72.85% in 2010, a rise of 13.63%. Meanwhile, the White identity saw a drop from 30.66% to 22.52%, representing a decline of -26.55%. Those identifying as Black decreased from 3.14% to 1.66%, a fall of -47.13%. While previously nonexistent, there was a small emergence in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander at 2.98% in 2010. No changes were tracked for those identifying under "Two or more races" and "American Indian and Alaskan Native" categories.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	64.11%	72.85%	13.63%
White	30.66%	22.52%	-26.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.98%	0%
Black	3.14%	1.66%	-47.13%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%