Find out how popular the last name Laramie is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Laramie.

Laramie, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Laramie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Laramie in America

Laramie is the 20116th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Laramie surname appeared 1,328 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Laramie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Laramie to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Laramie

The surname Laramie is believed to have originated in France, specifically in the region of Lorraine. It is thought to be derived from the French place name "Laramée," which itself is derived from the Latin word "aratrum," meaning "plow." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who worked as a plowman or farmer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Laramie can be found in the Livre des bourgeois de Gand, a medieval register of citizens in the city of Ghent, Belgium. This document, dating back to the 13th century, includes an entry for a person named "Jehan de Laramee."

In the 14th century, there are records of a family named Laramie residing in the village of Laramée, located in the Meuse department of northeastern France. This village likely took its name from the nearby Laramée River, which may have been named after an early settler or landowner with the surname Laramie.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Laramie surname began to spread beyond the borders of France. In 1620, a man named Jacques Laramie was recorded as a citizen of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Later, in the 1670s, a family with the surname Laramie settled in the Dutch Republic, where they established themselves in the city of Amsterdam.

One of the earliest notable figures with the surname Laramie was Jean-Baptiste Laramie (1670-1748), a French explorer and fur trader who was active in the Great Lakes region of North America. He is credited with establishing a trading post along the Platte River in present-day Wyoming, which later became known as Fort Laramie.

Another significant individual with the Laramie surname was Jacques-Delphique Laramie (1784-1860), a French-Canadian fur trader and entrepreneur who played a crucial role in the development of the Red River Colony in what is now Manitoba, Canada.

In the 19th century, the name Laramie gained further prominence in the United States due to the presence of Fort Laramie, a major trading post and military outpost located in present-day eastern Wyoming. The city of Laramie, Wyoming, which was founded in 1868, was named after the fort and the nearby Laramie River.

Other notable individuals with the surname Laramie include:

1. Jean-Baptiste Laramie (1825-1899), a French-Canadian trapper and guide who worked in the American West.
2. Louis Laramie (1830-1905), a French-Canadian fur trader and explorer who was active in the Pacific Northwest.
3. Marie-Anne Laramie (1860-1938), a French-Canadian author and poet known for her works celebrating the culture and traditions of Quebec.
4. Albert Laramie (1888-1967), a French-American artist and painter known for his landscapes and portraits of life in rural New England.
5. Simone Laramie (1920-2005), a French actress and dancer who performed on stage and in films throughout the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Laramie

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Laramie.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Laramie was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Laramie has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Laramie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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