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

Laurente, 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 Laurente surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Laurente in America

Laurente is the 69996th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Laurente surname appeared 280 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 Laurente.

We can also compare 2010 data for Laurente 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 Laurente

The surname LAURENTE originates from Italy, and its earliest recorded use dates back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "laurentius," which means "from Laurentum," a town in ancient Italy.

LAURENTE is believed to have first emerged in the region of Lazio, which encompasses the city of Rome. In the Middle Ages, the name was often spelled as "Laurenti" or "Laurentii," reflecting the Latin influence on Italian naming conventions during that time period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the LAURENTE surname can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of documents from the Lombard period in Italy (568-774 AD). The name appears in a land grant from the 8th century, where a certain "Laurentius de Terracina" is mentioned.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Pietro LAURENTE (c. 1220-1287) was a renowned philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Paris. He authored several works on logic and metaphysics that were influential during the Scholastic period.

Another prominent individual with the LAURENTE surname was Giacomo LAURENTE (1515-1590), an Italian architect and sculptor from Florence. He is best known for his contributions to the Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens in Florence.

In the 16th century, the LAURENTE name was also associated with a noble family from the town of Castelfranco Veneto in the Veneto region of Italy. The family's coat of arms featured a laurel wreath, which may have been a nod to the Latin origin of their surname.

During the Renaissance period, a notable artist named Prospero LAURENTE (c. 1570-1635) gained recognition for his frescoes and paintings adorning churches and palaces in Rome and its surrounding areas.

As the LAURENTE surname spread across Italy, it also found its way into other regions and countries, where the spelling may have been altered to suit local naming conventions. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remain rooted in the ancient Italian town of Laurentum.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Laurente

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

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 Laurente 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 Laurente 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 Laurente was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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