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    The surname Luken

    A surname, carried by 1,557 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex L250

    Luken: #17,951 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Luken #17,951, 1,557 people Luken: #17,951 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Luken #17,951, 1,557 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Luken is more common than 88.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,557 people named Luken in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 198,295 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,337.

    #17,951
    rank among US surnames
    1,557
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16.5%
    change since 2000 (was #18,892)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,942Navarette1,558198,168
    #17,951Tee1,557198,295
    #17,958Allbright1,556198,423

    Who is named Luken

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

    89% of people named Luken identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lukens

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tom Luken
      American politician (1925-2018)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Luken

    Luken has the Soundex code L250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L250.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Luken?
    1,557 people in the United States had the surname Luken in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 198,295 Americans. It ranked 17,951st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Luken?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Luken identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Luken?
    Tom Luken, American politician (1925-2018).
    Where is the surname Luken most common?
    Wikidata records people named Luken in the United States.
    Is the surname Luken getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,557 in 2010, up 17%.