How common is the surname Luz?

1,848 people in the United States had the surname Luz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,070 Americans. It ranked 15,771st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Luz?

In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Luz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Luz?

Carlos Luz, 19th President of Brazil (1894–1961), followed by Luiz Luz.

Where is the surname Luz most common?

Wikidata records people named Luz in Brazil, Israel and Spain and 1 other country.

Is the surname Luz getting more or less common?

More common. 1,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,848 in 2010, up 9.2%.

The surname Luz

A surname, carried by 1,848 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Luz is more common than 90.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,848 people named Luz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 167,070 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,693.

#15,771

rank among US surnames

1,848

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,796)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,763	Delmonte	1,849	166,980
#15,771	Prock	1,848	167,070
#15,777	Sanz	1,847	167,161

Who is named Luz

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

44% of people named Luz identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 14% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 37%
Asian and Pacific Islander 14%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Luzs

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlos Luz
19th President of Brazil (1894–1961)
Luiz Luz
Brazilian footballer (1909-1989)
Kadish Luz
3rd Speaker of the Knesset (1895–1972)
Silvia Andrea Santos Luz
Brazilian basketball player (born 1975)
Orlando Luz
Brazilian tennis player (born 1998)
Rafa Luz
Brazilian basketball player (born 1992)
Aída Luz
Argentinian actor (1917–2006)
Alexandre Gomes
Brazilian poker player, born 1982

Notable Luzs come mostly from Brazil (5), Israel (1) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Luz

Luz has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

How common is the surname Luz?: 1,848 people in the United States had the surname Luz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 167,070 Americans. It ranked 15,771st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Luz?: In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Luz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Luz?: Carlos Luz, 19th President of Brazil (1894–1961), followed by Luiz Luz.
Where is the surname Luz most common?: Wikidata records people named Luz in Brazil, Israel and Spain and 1 other country.
Is the surname Luz getting more or less common?: More common. 1,693 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,848 in 2010, up 9.2%.