# Latta (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/latta/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,155 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,642 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 50,162 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (5,514 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Latto |

## Etymology

Scottish surname, variant of Lawtie, a nick name from Early Scots lautee, from Anglo-Norman leauté, lauté (“loyalty, honesty”), from Old French leauté, from the adjective loial.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Latta in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 9.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Latta in the United States.

## People named Latta

- Bob Latta, American politician
- Ivory Latta, American basketball player (born 1984)
- Del Latta, American politician (1920–2016)

## Similar surnames

Liotta, Lata, Lloyd, Lott, Ladd, Loyd, Lett, Leite, Leath, Leedy, Leddy, Leto.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.