How common is the surname Lunceford?

2,255 people in the United States had the surname Lunceford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,916 Americans. It ranked 13,480th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lunceford?

Jimmie Lunceford, American musician (1902–1947).

Where is the surname Lunceford most common?

Wikidata records people named Lunceford in the United States.

Is the surname Lunceford getting more or less common?

More common. 2,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,255 in 2010, up 4.4%.

The surname Lunceford

A surname, carried by 2,255 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L521

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lunceford is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,255 people named Lunceford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 136,916 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,159.

#13,480

rank among US surnames

2,255

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,019)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,472	Nease	2,259	136,674
#13,474	Siewert	2,258	136,734
#13,477	Corner	2,256	136,855
#13,480	Lunceford	2,255	136,916
#13,483	Bartelt	2,254	136,977
#13,486	Freda	2,253	137,038

Who is named Lunceford

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

88% of people named Lunceford identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Luncefords

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jimmie Lunceford
American musician (1902–1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lunceford

Lunceford has the Soundex code L521, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L521.

Questions

How common is the surname Lunceford?: 2,255 people in the United States had the surname Lunceford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 136,916 Americans. It ranked 13,480th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lunceford?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Lunceford identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lunceford?: Jimmie Lunceford, American musician (1902–1947).
Where is the surname Lunceford most common?: Wikidata records people named Lunceford in the United States.
Is the surname Lunceford getting more or less common?: More common. 2,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,255 in 2010, up 4.4%.