How common is the surname Lúcia?

4,038 people in the United States had the surname Lúcia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,460 Americans. It ranked 8,217th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lúcia?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lúcia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lúcia?

Carmen Lúcia, Brazilian judge (1954), followed by Douglas Lucia.

Where is the surname Lúcia most common?

Wikidata records people named Lúcia in Brazil and the United States.

Is the surname Lúcia getting more or less common?

More common. 3,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,038 in 2010, up 2.9%.

Is Lúcia also a first name?

Yes. Lúcia 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 Lúcia

A surname, carried by 4,038 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). Lúcia is more common than 94.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,038 people named Lúcia in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,460 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,925.

#8,217

rank among US surnames

4,038

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,814)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,212	Delisle	4,041	76,403
#8,213	Hartsell	4,040	76,422
#8,216	Ji	4,039	76,441
#8,217	Sheth	4,038	76,460
#8,220	Surber	4,037	76,479
#8,222	Fontanez	4,036	76,498

Who is named Lúcia

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

91% of people named Lúcia identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.4%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lúcias

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carmen Lúcia
Brazilian judge (1954)
Douglas Lucia
Bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse, born 1963

Notable Lúcias come mostly from Brazil (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lúcia

Lúcia 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 Lúcia?: 4,038 people in the United States had the surname Lúcia in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,460 Americans. It ranked 8,217th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lúcia?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lúcia identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lúcia?: Carmen Lúcia, Brazilian judge (1954), followed by Douglas Lucia.
Where is the surname Lúcia most common?: Wikidata records people named Lúcia in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Lúcia getting more or less common?: More common. 3,925 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,038 in 2010, up 2.9%.
Is Lúcia also a first name?: Yes. Lúcia 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.