How common is the surname Luck?

6,008 people in the United States had the surname Luck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,389 Americans. It ranked 5,765th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Luck getting more or less common?

More common. 5,940 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,008 in 2010, up 1.1%.

Is Luck also a first name?

Yes. Luck 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 Luck

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,008 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Luck is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

From the given name Luke.

Luck is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,008 people named Luck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,389 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,940.

#5,765

rank among US surnames

6,008

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,394)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,759	Flack	6,016	51,321
#5,761	Roney	6,015	51,329
#5,762	Fitts	6,014	51,338
#5,765	Luck	6,008	51,389
#5,766	Leonardo	6,007	51,398

Who is named Luck

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

84% of people named Luck identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
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 Luck

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

Questions

Where does the surname Luck come from?: From the given name Luke.
How common is the surname Luck?: 6,008 people in the United States had the surname Luck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,389 Americans. It ranked 5,765th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luck?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Luck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Luck?: Luck is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Luck getting more or less common?: More common. 5,940 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,008 in 2010, up 1.1%.
Is Luck also a first name?: Yes. Luck 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.