Explore the Family Name Lura

The meaning of Lura

Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead in Rogaland named Lura, from Old Norse Lúthrar, from the plural of lúthr ‘trough’, referring to a bay or inlet.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lura has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 56,392 in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had slipped to 58,481 - a decrease of 3.7%. However, the actual number of people with the surname Lura increased slightly from 339 in 2000 to 347 in 2010, an increase of 2.36%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a decrease from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010, a drop of 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,392	#58,481	-3.7%
Count	339	347	2.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lura

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lura, there have been some shifts between 2000 and 2010. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 85.55% to 81.84%, a reduction of 4.34%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase of 63.02%, moving from 2.65% to 4.32%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also rose from 10.03% to 11.53%, marking a 14.96% increase. During this period, the surname saw emergence among people identifying with two or more races, going from 0% in 2000 to 2.02% in 2010. There were no changes in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.55%	81.84%	-4.34%
Hispanic	10.03%	11.53%	14.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.65%	4.32%	63.02%
Two or More Races	0%	2.02%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%