How common is the surname Luc?

2,636 people in the United States had the surname Luc in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,127 Americans. It ranked 11,877th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Luc getting more or less common?

More common. 2,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,636 in 2010, up 23%.

Is Luc also a first name?

Yes. Luc is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Luc

A surname, carried by 2,636 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Luc is more common than 92.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,636 people named Luc in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,127 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,145.

#11,877

rank among US surnames

2,636

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+22.9%

change since 2000 (was #13,082)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,870	Douthit	2,638	117,038
#11,874	Bousquet	2,637	117,082
#11,877	Gove	2,636	117,127
#11,882	Erikson	2,635	117,171
#11,886	Burse	2,634	117,215

Who is named Luc

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

63% of people named Luc identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 14% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Luc

Luc has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

How common is the surname Luc?: 2,636 people in the United States had the surname Luc in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,127 Americans. It ranked 11,877th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luc?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Luc identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Luc getting more or less common?: More common. 2,145 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,636 in 2010, up 23%.
Is Luc also a first name?: Yes. Luc is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.