How common is the surname Luft?

2,548 people in the United States had the surname Luft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,172 Americans. It ranked 12,218th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Luft?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Luft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Luft?

Lorna Luft, American television, stage and film actress and singer, followed by Sidney Luft.

Where is the surname Luft most common?

Wikidata records people named Luft in the United States.

Is the surname Luft getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,571 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,548 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Luft

A surname, carried by 2,548 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Luft is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,548 people named Luft in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,172 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,571.

#12,218

rank among US surnames

2,548

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #11,283)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,212	Wicklund	2,550	121,077
#12,215	Hemmer	2,549	121,124
#12,218	Hover	2,548	121,172
#12,221	Berrier	2,547	121,219
#12,227	Greenhalgh	2,546	121,267

Who is named Luft

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

95% of people named Luft identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lufts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lorna Luft
American television, stage and film actress and singer, born 1952
Sidney Luft
American film producer and businessman (1915-2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Luft

Loft

Luft has the Soundex code L130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L130.

Questions

How common is the surname Luft?: 2,548 people in the United States had the surname Luft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,172 Americans. It ranked 12,218th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luft?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Luft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Luft?: Lorna Luft, American television, stage and film actress and singer, followed by Sidney Luft.
Where is the surname Luft most common?: Wikidata records people named Luft in the United States.
Is the surname Luft getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,571 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,548 in 2010, down 0.9%.