How common is the surname Laura?

2,122 people in the United States had the surname Laura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,497 Americans. It ranked 14,155th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Laura?

In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Laura identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Laura getting more or less common?

More common. 1,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,122 in 2010, up 40%.

Is Laura also a first name?

Yes. Laura is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Laura

A surname, carried by 2,122 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Laura is more common than 91.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,122 people named Laura in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 145,497 Americans. That is up 40% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,515.

#14,155

rank among US surnames

2,122

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+40.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,148	Longwell	2,124	145,360
#14,152	Renick	2,123	145,429
#14,155	Lappin	2,122	145,497
#14,160	Philippe	2,121	145,566

Who is named Laura

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

59% of people named Laura identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 30%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Laura

Laura has the Soundex code L600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L600.

Questions

How common is the surname Laura?: 2,122 people in the United States had the surname Laura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 145,497 Americans. It ranked 14,155th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Laura?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Laura identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Laura getting more or less common?: More common. 1,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,122 in 2010, up 40%.
Is Laura also a first name?: Yes. Laura is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.