Explore the Family Name Lumbreras

The meaning of Lumbreras

Spanish: habitational name from a place called Lumbreras in La Rioja, from the plural of lumbrera ‘lamp’, possibly referring to an old signal tower.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lumbreras has seen a significant increase in popularity over time. In 2000, Lumbreras ranked 26,016 in terms of popularity but climbed to rank 20,601 by 2010 - a noteworthy improvement of approximately 20.81%. In addition, the count of individuals with this surname rose from 886 in 2000 to 1286 in 2010, marking an impressive growth of 45.15%. The proportion of Lumbreras per 100,000 people also surged, going up by 33.33%, from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,016	#20,601	20.81%
Count	886	1,286	45.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.44	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lumbreras

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates that the majority of individuals with the Lumbreras surname identify as Hispanic. This ethnic identity saw a slight increase of 2.17% from the year 2000 to 2010, moving from 91.87% to 93.86%. People identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander and White with the Lumbreras surname decreased by 31.22% and 28.13% respectively during the same period. Interestingly, the surname saw its first representation within the Black community in 2010, despite not having any recorded presence in 2000. Lastly, there was no change observed in the communities identifying as Two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.87%	93.86%	2.17%
White	5.19%	3.73%	-28.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.37%	1.63%	-31.22%
Black	0%	0.62%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%