Explore the Family Name Lorette

The meaning of Lorette

1. French: habitational name from Lorette in the Loire, whose name is cognate with that of Loreto in Italy (see Loreto). 2. French: possibly also from the female personal name Lorette, a variant of Laurette, a pet form of Laure (see Laura). 3. Variant of Lirette, a surname of French origin. Compare Lerette. History: Some of the American bearers of the surname Lorette are descendants of François Hileret or Hilairet from France (see Lirette).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Lorette' has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 49,159 in popularity and fell to 55,505 by 2010, marking a decrease of 12.91%. The number of people with the 'Lorette' surname also dropped during that period, from 402 in 2000 to 370 in 2010, an overall drop of 7.96%. Moreover, the proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname fell by 13.33%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,159	#55,505	-12.91%
Count	402	370	-7.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lorette

As shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity, the Lorette surname is predominantly associated with White ethnic identity. In 2000, 95.27% of Lorettes were White, and this number slightly increased to 95.41% in 2010. The Hispanic representation among the Lorettes decreased by 24.10% during the same period, from 2.49% in 2000 to 1.89% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.27%	95.41%	0.15%
Hispanic	2.49%	1.89%	-24.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%