Larosa surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Larosa surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,808 people carried this name — #5,140 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,300 people counted. That is up 12% from 6,060 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 292 people named Larosa live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 176
City of Buenos Aires 59
Santa Fe 29
Córdoba 28

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

117 people named Larosa live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 71
Aargau 18
Ticino 12
Thurgau 8
Basel-Stadt 5
Graubünden 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 116 people named Larosa.

Most of them — 79 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 79
Paris 10
Alpes-Maritimes 10
Ardennes 3
Val-de-Marne 2
Hauts-de-Seine 2
Var 2
Tarn 2
Loir-et-Cher 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 22 people named Larosa live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Limburg 22

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Larosa in American newspapers,
1899–1926.

Newspaper page from Great Falls Tribune carrying the name Larosa
Great Falls Tribune 1921-05-04
Newspaper page from The Pleasantville Press carrying the name Larosa
The Pleasantville Press 1926-04-13
Newspaper page from Arizona Republican carrying the name Larosa
Arizona Republican 1899-05-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,251 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Larosa,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Domingo Larosa 1929–2004 · association football player
  • Paul LaRosa 1953– · writer
  • Maria LaRosa 1976– · weather presenter
  • Lewis Larosa 1978– · illustrator
  • Beatrice Larosa 1982– · classical philologist

Wikidata (CC0).

When the index is not enough

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