Last Name LAURA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LAURA is ranked as the 7490th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,001.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.57 people named LAURA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named LAURA is 1,784, the rank is 17,221 and the proportion per 100k Americans named LAURA is 0.56.

Last Names LAURA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,001 +/-5.0%
  • National Rank 7,490
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,784
  • National Rank 17,221
  • Proportion/100k 0.56

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LAURA is 69.5% White, 22.3% Hispanic origin, 6.6% Black, 0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name LAURA have a higher likelyhood of being Hispanic origin and a lower likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LAURA is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name LAURA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.5% 63.9% 5.6%
Hispanic origin 22.3% 16.3% 6.0%
Black 6.6% 12.3% -5.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.9% -4.9%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LAURA is California where 602 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LAURA, as 4.32 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Alaska is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Hawaii (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 12 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names LAURA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 223 1.73 96.4% Indiana 99 1.5 91.1% Iowa 35 1.12 80.3% Kansas 21 0.73 65.9% Michigan 200 2.02 96.6% Minnesota 80 1.47 91.1% Missouri 40 1.33 80.8% Nebraska 20 1.05 62.8% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 187 1.61 95.1% South Dakota 27 3.11 69.4% Wisconsin 98 1.71 92.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LAURA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 223 1.73 96.4%
Indiana 99 1.5 91.1%
Iowa 35 1.12 80.3%
Kansas 21 0.73 65.9%
Michigan 200 2.02 96.6%
Minnesota 80 1.47 91.1%
Missouri 40 1.33 80.8%
Nebraska 20 1.05 62.8%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 187 1.61 95.1%
South Dakota 27 3.11 69.4%
Wisconsin 98 1.71 92.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names LAURA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 72.9% Arizona 85 1.26 92.3% California 602 1.55 98.1% Colorado 101 1.89 94.0% Hawaii 6 0.42 25.7% Idaho 8 0.48 24.9% Montana 24 2.3 73.9% Nevada 18 0.65 68.0% New Mexico 10 0.47 29.3% Oregon 58 1.47 88.8% Utah 25 0.84 70.8% Washington 134 1.9 95.5% Wyoming 9 1.6 27.8%

West States
State stats for the first name LAURA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 72.9%
Arizona 85 1.26 92.3%
California 602 1.55 98.1%
Colorado 101 1.89 94.0%
Hawaii 6 0.42 25.7%
Idaho 8 0.48 24.9%
Montana 24 2.3 73.9%
Nevada 18 0.65 68.0%
New Mexico 10 0.47 29.3%
Oregon 58 1.47 88.8%
Utah 25 0.84 70.8%
Washington 134 1.9 95.5%
Wyoming 9 1.6 27.8%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names LAURA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 69 1.92 91.8% Maine 31 2.3 77.0% Massachusetts 158 2.34 94.4% New Hampshire 9 0.7 29.7% New Jersey 177 1.98 95.8% New York 394 2 97.7% Pennsylvania 164 1.28 94.9% Rhode Island 18 1.73 64.4% Vermont 20 3.13 83.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LAURA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 69 1.92 91.8%
Maine 31 2.3 77.0%
Massachusetts 158 2.34 94.4%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 29.7%
New Jersey 177 1.98 95.8%
New York 394 2 97.7%
Pennsylvania 164 1.28 94.9%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 64.4%
Vermont 20 3.13 83.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names LAURA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 69 1.42 88.0% Arkansas 13 0.43 57.3% Delaware 28 3.04 90.2% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 256 1.29 97.5% Georgia 108 1.07 93.2% Kentucky 52 1.17 83.9% Louisiana 100 2.16 89.4% Maryland 120 2.01 95.0% Mississippi 40 1.33 80.8% North Carolina 118 1.19 94.8% Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.0% South Carolina 56 1.15 89.2% Tennessee 124 1.89 93.4% Texas 436 1.62 97.3% Virginia 118 1.42 94.1% West Virginia 9 0.49 25.2%

South States
State stats for the first name LAURA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 69 1.42 88.0%
Arkansas 13 0.43 57.3%
Delaware 28 3.04 90.2%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 256 1.29 97.5%
Georgia 108 1.07 93.2%
Kentucky 52 1.17 83.9%
Louisiana 100 2.16 89.4%
Maryland 120 2.01 95.0%
Mississippi 40 1.33 80.8%
North Carolina 118 1.19 94.8%
Oklahoma 64 1.65 86.0%
South Carolina 56 1.15 89.2%
Tennessee 124 1.89 93.4%
Texas 436 1.62 97.3%
Virginia 118 1.42 94.1%
West Virginia 9 0.49 25.2%
 

Full Names with LAURA as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LAURA as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named LAURA.

The most popular full name is James LAURA. 11.70% of all the people named LAURA have this given name.

There are 338 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LAURA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James LAURA 11.70%
2 Daniel LAURA 3.90%
3 Joseph LAURA 3.06%
4 Michael LAURA 2.60%
5 Richard LAURA 2.32%
6 Charles LAURA 2.23%
7 Mark LAURA 1.86%
8 David LAURA 1.76%
9 Shirley LAURA 1.76%
10 Jack LAURA 1.67%
11 Joyce LAURA 1.58%
12 Christopher LAURA 1.49%
13 John LAURA 1.39%
14 Gary LAURA 1.21%
15 Ruth LAURA 1.11%
16 Brent LAURA 1.02%
17 Jay LAURA 1.02%
18 Jean LAURA 1.02%
19 Peter LAURA 0.93%
20 Robert LAURA 0.93%