How common is the surname Luca?

1,837 people in the United States had the surname Luca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,071 Americans. It ranked 15,845th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Luca?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Luca identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Luca?

Ndrek Luca, Albanian actor (1927-1993).

Where is the surname Luca most common?

Wikidata records people named Luca in Albania.

Is the surname Luca getting more or less common?

More common. 1,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,837 in 2010, up 7.4%.

Is Luca also a first name?

Yes. Luca 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 Luca

A surname, carried by 1,837 people in the United States.

2 syllables 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). Luca is more common than 90.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,837 people named Luca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,071 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,711.

#15,845

rank among US surnames

1,837

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,676)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,845	Rizk	1,837	168,071
#15,854	Perezlopez	1,836	168,162

Who is named Luca

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

90% of people named Luca identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lucas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ndrek Luca
Albanian actor (1927-1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Luca

Luca 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 Luca?: 1,837 people in the United States had the surname Luca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,071 Americans. It ranked 15,845th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luca?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Luca identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Luca?: Ndrek Luca, Albanian actor (1927-1993).
Where is the surname Luca most common?: Wikidata records people named Luca in Albania.
Is the surname Luca getting more or less common?: More common. 1,711 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,837 in 2010, up 7.4%.
Is Luca also a first name?: Yes. Luca 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.