How common is the surname Latta?

6,155 people in the United States had the surname Latta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,162 Americans. It ranked 5,642nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Latta?

Bob Latta, American politician, followed by Ivory Latta.

Where is the surname Latta most common?

Wikidata records people named Latta in the United States.

Is the surname Latta getting more or less common?

More common. 5,514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,155 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Latta

A surname, carried by 6,155 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Latta is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

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.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,155 people named Latta in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,162 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,514.

#5,642

rank among US surnames

6,155

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+11.6%

change since 2000 (was #5,752)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,633	Pennell	6,170	50,040
#5,636	Diep	6,168	50,056
#5,637	Chalmers	6,166	50,072
#5,638	Weiland	6,163	50,097
#5,639	Trask	6,162	50,105
#5,640	Cooks	6,157	50,145
#5,641	Lui	6,156	50,154

Who is named Latta

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

83% of people named Latta identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lattas

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bob Latta
American politician, born 1956
Ivory Latta
American basketball player (born 1984)
Del Latta
American politician (1920–2016)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Latto

Surnames that sound like Latta

Latta has the Soundex code L300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L300.

Questions

Where does the surname Latta come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Latta?: 6,155 people in the United States had the surname Latta in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,162 Americans. It ranked 5,642nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Latta?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Latta identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Latta?: Bob Latta, American politician, followed by Ivory Latta.
Where is the surname Latta most common?: Wikidata records people named Latta in the United States.
Is the surname Latta getting more or less common?: More common. 5,514 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,155 in 2010, up 12%.
What are other spellings of Latta?: Latto.