How common is the surname Lukas?

3,930 people in the United States had the surname Lukas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,561 Americans. It ranked 8,408th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Lukas?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lukas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Lukas?

Robert Lukas, Austrian ice hockey defenceman, followed by Elisabeth Lukas.

Where is the surname Lukas most common?

Wikidata records people named Lukas in Austria.

Is the surname Lukas getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,175 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,930 in 2010, down 5.9%.

Is Lukas also a first name?

Yes. Lukas 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 Lukas

A Latin surname, carried by 3,930 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). Lukas is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

Borrowed from Latin Lucas (“a man from Lucania”).

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,930 people named Lukas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,561 Americans. That is down 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,175.

#8,408

rank among US surnames

3,930

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-5.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,351)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,404	Alvis	3,936	78,441
#8,405	Carrick	3,935	78,461
#8,407	Heron	3,934	78,481
#8,408	Winton	3,930	78,561
#8,414	McKinzie	3,929	78,581

Who is named Lukas

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

93% of people named Lukas identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lukass

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Lukas
Austrian ice hockey defenceman, born 1978
Elisabeth Lukas
Austrian psychologist, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lukas

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

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lukas come from?: Borrowed from Latin Lucas (“a man from Lucania”).
How common is the surname Lukas?: 3,930 people in the United States had the surname Lukas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,561 Americans. It ranked 8,408th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lukas?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Lukas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Lukas?: Robert Lukas, Austrian ice hockey defenceman, followed by Elisabeth Lukas.
Where is the surname Lukas most common?: Wikidata records people named Lukas in Austria.
Is the surname Lukas getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,175 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,930 in 2010, down 5.9%.
Is Lukas also a first name?: Yes. Lukas 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.