Explore the Family Name Leuschen

The meaning of Leuschen

German: metronymic from the genitive case, Luschen, of Lusche, a pet form of the female personal name Gertrud (see Trude).

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How common is the last name Leuschen in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Leuschen showed a modest increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 57,406 in terms of commonality, but by 2010 it had risen to 55,619, an improvement of approximately 3.11 percent. The number of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 332 in 2000 to 369 in 2010, marking an increase of 11.14 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Leuschen per 100,000 members of the population slightly climbed from 0.12 to 0.13 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,406	#55,619	3.11%
Count	332	369	11.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leuschen

With regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Leuschen identified as White—94.88 percent in 2000 and 93.77 percent in 2010, though this figure slightly decreased by 1.17 percent. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw more than a hundred percent increase during the decade, moving from 1.51 percent in 2000 to 3.25 percent in 2010. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities also increased by 25.83 percent, from 1.51 percent in 2000 to 1.90 percent in 2010. However, no changes were recorded for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with figures remaining at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.88%	93.77%	-1.17%
Hispanic	1.51%	3.25%	115.23%
Two or More Races	1.51%	1.9%	25.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%