Explore the Family Name Lourie

The meaning of Lourie

1. English (northern), Scottish, and Irish: variant of Lowry. 2. Jewish: variant of Loria. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isadore, Barak. French Jacques, Laure.

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Lourie" has seen a change in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 44,027th and by 2010 it dropped down to 50,564th, representing a decline of approximately 14.85%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Lourie surname decreased from 461 in 2000 to 413 in 2010, marking a drop of about 10.41%. The proportion per 100,000 also followed this declining trend, going from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, showing a decrease of around 17.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,027	#50,564	-14.85%
Count	461	413	-10.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.14	-17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lourie

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname "Lourie" identify as White. In 2000, this group comprised 94.36% and though it remained the dominant ethnic identity in 2010, it had decreased slightly to 91.77%. The percentage identifying as Black saw a minor decrease from 4.99% in 2000 to 4.60% in 2010. Interestingly, there was no recorded percentage for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities in either year. However, by 2010, there was a small emergence of individuals who identified with two or more races, accounting for 1.94% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.36%	91.77%	-2.74%
Black	4.99%	4.6%	-7.82%
Two or More Races	0%	1.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%