How common is the surname Luciano?

10,247 people in the United States had the surname Luciano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,130 Americans. It ranked 3,486th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Luciano?

Fábio Luciano, Brazilian footballer, followed by Éder Luciano.

Where is the surname Luciano most common?

Wikidata records people named Luciano in Brazil.

Is the surname Luciano getting more or less common?

More common. 8,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,247 in 2010, up 21%.

Is Luciano also a first name?

Yes. Luciano 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 Luciano

A surname, carried by 10,247 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex L250 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). Luciano is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,247 people named Luciano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 30,130 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,478.

#3,486

rank among US surnames

10,247

people in 2010

3.5

per 100,000 Americans

+20.9%

change since 2000 (was #3,848)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,477	Easton	10,276	30,045
#3,479	Rojo	10,275	30,048
#3,480	Motley	10,274	30,051
#3,481	Ballesteros	10,261	30,089
#3,482	Lindley	10,260	30,092
#3,483	Caputo	10,257	30,101
#3,484	Steed	10,250	30,122

Who is named Luciano

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

56% of people named Luciano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 56%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lucianos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fábio Luciano
Brazilian footballer, born 1975
Éder Luciano
Brazilian footballer, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Luciano

Luciano has the Soundex code L250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L250.

Questions

How common is the surname Luciano?: 10,247 people in the United States had the surname Luciano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 30,130 Americans. It ranked 3,486th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luciano?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Luciano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Luciano?: Fábio Luciano, Brazilian footballer, followed by Éder Luciano.
Where is the surname Luciano most common?: Wikidata records people named Luciano in Brazil.
Is the surname Luciano getting more or less common?: More common. 8,478 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,247 in 2010, up 21%.
Is Luciano also a first name?: Yes. Luciano 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.