How common is the surname Luis?

9,255 people in the United States had the surname Luis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,360 Americans. It ranked 3,827th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Luis?

Dankler Luis de Jesus Pedreira, Brazilian association football player.

Where is the surname Luis most common?

Wikidata records people named Luis in Brazil.

Is the surname Luis getting more or less common?

More common. 6,845 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,255 in 2010, up 35%.

Is Luis also a first name?

Yes. Luis 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 Luis

A surname, carried by 9,255 people in the United States.

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). Luis is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,255 people named Luis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,360 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,845.

#3,827

rank among US surnames

9,255

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+35.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,737)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,818	Maas	9,285	33,252
#3,819	Joe	9,280	33,270
#3,820	Whitson	9,273	33,295
#3,822	Bohn	9,272	33,299
#3,823	Bourne	9,270	33,306
#3,824	Hanes	9,268	33,313
#3,825	Ruggiero	9,263	33,331

Who is named Luis

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

70% of people named Luis identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 70%
White (not Hispanic) 19%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Luiss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dankler Luis de Jesus Pedreira
Brazilian association football player, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Luis

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

Questions

How common is the surname Luis?: 9,255 people in the United States had the surname Luis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,360 Americans. It ranked 3,827th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luis?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Luis identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Luis?: Dankler Luis de Jesus Pedreira, Brazilian association football player.
Where is the surname Luis most common?: Wikidata records people named Luis in Brazil.
Is the surname Luis getting more or less common?: More common. 6,845 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,255 in 2010, up 35%.
Is Luis also a first name?: Yes. Luis 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.