Explore the Family Name Pore

The meaning of Pore

1. Altered form of German Bohr. 2. English (Sussex and Kent): variant of Power. 3. In some cases possibly also French (Poré): variant of Porée (see Poree).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Pore has experienced a slight increase over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname Pore was ranked 31,085th in terms of popularity and by 2010 it had climbed up to the position of 30,339th, marking a 2.4% change. The count of people carrying the surname also increased from 706 in 2000 to 771 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 9.21%. However, its proportion per 100,000 remained steady at 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,085	#30,339	2.4%
Count	706	771	9.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.26	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pore

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a shifting pattern for the surname Pore between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled from 3.40% to 5.97%, while those identifying with two or more races saw an even larger increase from 1.70% to 3.50%. The representation of Whites holding this surname decreased slightly from 66.57% to 57.07%. The surname also experienced a rise in Hispanic representation, from no record in 2000 to 2.20% in 2010. The Black community witnessed a moderate increase from 26.77% to 30.61%. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category recorded a small presence of 0.65% in 2010 from having no previous records.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.57%	57.07%	-14.27%
Black	26.77%	30.61%	14.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.4%	5.97%	75.59%
Two or More Races	1.7%	3.5%	105.88%
Hispanic	0%	2.2%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.65%	0%