How common is the surname Lucy?

3,096 people in the United States had the surname Lucy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,724 Americans. It ranked 10,405th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lucy?

Autherine Lucy, American activist.

Where is the surname Lucy most common?

Wikidata records people named Lucy in the United States.

Is the surname Lucy getting more or less common?

More common. 3,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,096 in 2010, up 3.0%.

Is Lucy also a first name?

Yes. Lucy 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 Lucy

A French surname, carried by 3,096 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlusi/ 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). Lucy is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

French origin

From Middle English Lucy, from Old French Lucie (notably after the Christian martyr Lucia of Syracuse), from Latin Lucia (feminine of Lucius, a Roman praenomen), from lux (“light”). The name of the Australopithecus skeleton came from the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, which was being played repeatedly at the dig site camp at the time of the discovery. The slang term for LSD also derives from the song name, which many believe is essentially a reference to the drug.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,096 people named Lucy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,724 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,005.

#10,405

rank among US surnames

3,096

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #9,902)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,396	Vasques	3,099	99,627
#10,402	Faller	3,097	99,692
#10,405	Lipp	3,096	99,724
#10,408	Birdsall	3,095	99,756
#10,410	Albaugh	3,094	99,788
#10,411	Collings	3,093	99,821
#10,413	McDavid	3,092	99,853

Who is named Lucy

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

79% of people named Lucy identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lucys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Autherine Lucy
American activist, 1929–2022

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lucy

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lucy come from?: From Middle English Lucy, from Old French Lucie (notably after the Christian martyr Lucia of Syracuse), from Latin Lucia (feminine of Lucius, a Roman praenomen), from lux (“light”). The name of the Australopithecus skeleton came from the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, which was…
How common is the surname Lucy?: 3,096 people in the United States had the surname Lucy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,724 Americans. It ranked 10,405th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lucy?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Lucy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lucy?: Autherine Lucy, American activist.
Where is the surname Lucy most common?: Wikidata records people named Lucy in the United States.
How do you pronounce Lucy?: Lucy is /ˈlusi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Lucy getting more or less common?: More common. 3,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,096 in 2010, up 3.0%.
Is Lucy also a first name?: Yes. Lucy 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.