How common is the surname Luther?

13,906 people in the United States had the surname Luther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,202 Americans. It ranked 2,589th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Luther?

Anna Luther, American actress (1897-1960), followed by Dakota Luther.

Where is the surname Luther most common?

Wikidata records people named Luther in the United States.

How do you pronounce Luther?

Luther is /ˈluθɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Luther getting more or less common?

More common. 13,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,906 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Luther also a first name?

Yes. Luther 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 Luther

A German surname, carried by 13,906 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈluθɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex L360 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). Luther is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Luther.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,906 people named Luther in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,202 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,601.

#2,589

rank among US surnames

13,906

people in 2010

4.7

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,438)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,580	Heck	13,995	22,061
#2,581	Fairchild	13,993	22,064
#2,583	Ouellette	13,984	22,078
#2,584	Beam	13,972	22,097
#2,585	High	13,961	22,115
#2,586	Sebastian	13,934	22,158
#2,587	Donohue	13,919	22,182

Who is named Luther

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

88% of people named Luther identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
Two or more races 1.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Luthers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anna Luther
American actress (1897-1960)
Dakota Luther
American swimmer, born 1999

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Luther

Lowther

Luther has the Soundex code L360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L360.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Luther come from?: From German Luther.
How common is the surname Luther?: 13,906 people in the United States had the surname Luther in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,202 Americans. It ranked 2,589th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luther?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Luther identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Luther?: Anna Luther, American actress (1897-1960), followed by Dakota Luther.
Where is the surname Luther most common?: Wikidata records people named Luther in the United States.
How do you pronounce Luther?: Luther is /ˈluθɚ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Luther getting more or less common?: More common. 13,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,906 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Luther also a first name?: Yes. Luther 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.