How common is the surname Luna?

104,518 people in the United States had the surname Luna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,954 Americans. It ranked 298th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Luna?

Gabriel Luna, American actor, followed by Anna Paulina Luna.

Where is the surname Luna most common?

Wikidata records people named Luna in the United States, Argentina and Crown of Castile and 1 other country.

Is the surname Luna getting more or less common?

More common. 76,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 104,518 in 2010, up 37%.

Is Luna also a first name?

Yes. Luna 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 Luna

A surname, carried by 104,518 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L500 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). Luna is more common than 99.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 104,518 people named Luna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,954 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 76,127.

#298

rank among US surnames

104,518

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+37.3%

change since 2000 (was #378)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#289	Park	106,696	2,894
#290	Yang	106,033	2,912
#291	Little	105,936	2,914
#292	Banks	105,833	2,917
#293	Padilla	105,365	2,930
#294	Day	105,091	2,938
#295	Walsh	105,079	2,938

Who is named Luna

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

89% of people named Luna identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 8.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Two or more races 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lunas

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gabriel Luna
American actor, born 1982
Anna Paulina Luna
American politician and veteran (born 1989)
Álvaro de Luna, Constable of Castile
Aragonese nobleman, constable of the king of Castile and León, adviser, poet and musician , 1390–1453
BarBara Luna
American actress, born 1937
Diego Luna
American soccer player, born 2003
Diógenes Luna
Boxer, born 1977
Silvina Luna
Argentine actress model (1980-2023)
Félix Luna
Argentine writer, lyricist and historian (1925–2009)
Lucio Cinti
Argentinian rugby union player, born 2000

Notable Lunas come mostly from the United States (4), Argentina (3) and Crown of Castile (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Luna

Luna has the Soundex code L500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L500.

Questions

How common is the surname Luna?: 104,518 people in the United States had the surname Luna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,954 Americans. It ranked 298th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luna?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Luna identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Luna?: Gabriel Luna, American actor, followed by Anna Paulina Luna.
Where is the surname Luna most common?: Wikidata records people named Luna in the United States, Argentina and Crown of Castile and 1 other country.
Is the surname Luna getting more or less common?: More common. 76,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 104,518 in 2010, up 37%.
Is Luna also a first name?: Yes. Luna 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.