The Loera surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,218 people carried this name — #2,726 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 22,300 people counted. That is up 40% from 9,459 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Loera surname

Variant in spelling of Luera

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Loera» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Loera in American newspapers,
1923–1930.

Newspaper page from Imperial Valley Press carrying the name Loera
Imperial Valley Press 1923-07-16
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Loera
El Tucsonense 1930-12-09
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Loera
El Tucsonense 1923-07-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,249 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Loera,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States245 records

245 records of the Loera name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 195
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 35
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 15
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ladislao Loera

    Born 1925 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Houston; painter from Wharton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1945, buried at Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Esteban C. Loera

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1944, died 2000; buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Pauline Loera

    Born 1906 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Amador County, California, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 245 records for Loera in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

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