Explore the Family Name Luarca

The meaning of Luarca

Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from a place called Luarca in Asturias (Spain). This surname is most common in Guatemala and the Philippines. Compare Loarca.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Luarca has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 99,214 in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it rose to a rank of 76,533 - a change of roughly 23%. Likewise, the count of people with this surname also saw an increase from 169 in 2000 to 251 in 2010, a rise of around 49%. Additionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.06 individuals named Luarca in 2000 compared to 0.09 in 2010, representing a 50% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#99,214	#76,533	22.86%
Count	169	251	48.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.09	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Luarca

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes within the Luarca surname holders over the decade. The highest proportion of people with the Luarca surname identified as Hispanic, increasing from 43.79% in 2000 to 56.18% in 2010. This represents a significant growth of approximately 28%. However, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased by about 34%, from 25.44% in 2000 to 16.73% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander category showed very little change, with a slight increase from 23.08% in 2000 to 23.11% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races decreased from 5.33% in 2000 to 3.19% in 2010, a drop of roughly 40%. There were no individuals who identified as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in either census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	43.79%	56.18%	28.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	23.08%	23.11%	0.13%
White	25.44%	16.73%	-34.24%
Two or More Races	5.33%	3.19%	-40.15%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%