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    The surname Larosa

    An Italian surname, carried by 6,808 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex L620

    Larosa: #5,140 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Larosa #5,140, 6,808 people Larosa: #5,140 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Larosa #5,140, 6,808 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Larosa is more common than 96.8% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian La Rosa.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,808 people named Larosa in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,350 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,060.

    #5,140
    rank among US surnames
    6,808
    people in 2010
    2.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.3%
    change since 2000 (was #5,285)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,137Bechtel6,81345,317
    #5,138Richie6,81245,324
    #5,139Geller6,81045,337
    #5,140Larosa6,80845,350

    Who is named Larosa

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    73% of people named Larosa identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 19%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.1%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Larosas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Francesco La Rosa
      Association football player (1926-2020)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Larosa

    Larosa has the Soundex code L620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L620.

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Larosa come from?
    Borrowed from Italian La Rosa.
    How common is the surname Larosa?
    6,808 people in the United States had the surname Larosa in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,350 Americans. It ranked 5,140th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Larosa?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Larosa identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Larosa?
    Francesco La Rosa, association football player (1926-2020).
    Where is the surname Larosa most common?
    Wikidata records people named Larosa in Italy.
    Is the surname Larosa getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,808 in 2010, up 12%.