How common is the surname Lucius?

2,016 people in the United States had the surname Lucius in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. It ranked 14,739th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Lucius getting more or less common?

More common. 1,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,016 in 2010, up 5.9%.

Is Lucius also a first name?

Yes. Lucius 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 Lucius

A surname, carried by 2,016 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L220 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). Lucius is more common than 90.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,016 people named Lucius in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,903.

#14,739

rank among US surnames

2,016

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #14,409)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,734	Elsner	2,017	153,072
#14,739	Siefert	2,016	153,148
#14,748	McCraney	2,015	153,224

Who is named Lucius

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

77% of people named Lucius identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lucius

Lucius has the Soundex code L220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L220.

Questions

How common is the surname Lucius?: 2,016 people in the United States had the surname Lucius in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,148 Americans. It ranked 14,739th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lucius?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Lucius identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Lucius getting more or less common?: More common. 1,903 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,016 in 2010, up 5.9%.
Is Lucius also a first name?: Yes. Lucius 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.