How common is the surname Lora?

7,030 people in the United States had the surname Lora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,918 Americans. It ranked 5,001st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Lora getting more or less common?

More common. 4,992 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,030 in 2010, up 41%.

Is Lora also a first name?

Yes. Lora 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 Lora

A surname, carried by 7,030 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). Lora is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,030 people named Lora in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,918 Americans. That is up 41% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,992.

#5,001

rank among US surnames

7,030

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+40.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,287)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,995	Sipes	7,034	43,893
#4,998	Kingston	7,033	43,900
#5,000	Hartwell	7,032	43,906
#5,001	Lora	7,030	43,918
#5,002	Spitzer	7,027	43,937
#5,003	Penaloza	7,026	43,943
#5,004	Veliz	7,024	43,956

Who is named Lora

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

87% of people named Lora identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 10% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 87%
White (not Hispanic) 10%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Two or more races 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lora

Lora 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 Lora?: 7,030 people in the United States had the surname Lora in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,918 Americans. It ranked 5,001st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lora?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Lora identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 10% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Lora getting more or less common?: More common. 4,992 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,030 in 2010, up 41%.
Is Lora also a first name?: Yes. Lora 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.