Explore the Family Name Lubben

The meaning of Lubben

1. Dutch; North German and East Frisian (Lübben): patronymic from the personal name Lubbe (German and East Frisian Lübbe). 2. Dutch: from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Lodebert, a compound of hlod ‘famous’ + berht ‘bright’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lubben has experienced a slight rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the Lubben surname was ranked 25,673rd in popularity and rose slightly to 25,445th by 2010, reflecting an increase of 0.89%. The count of people bearing this surname also grew from 902 to 972, a surge of 7.76% over the same decade. However, the proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,673	#25,445	0.89%
Count	902	972	7.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lubben

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lubben. It shows that the majority of people with this surname identify as White, making up 94.14% of the total in 2010, down from 95.90% in 2000. Those identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant increase, jumping from 1.33% in 2000 to 2.78% in 2010. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races both saw slight decreases, with percentages dropping from 0.78% to 0.72%, and 1.55% to 1.44% respectively. There were no changes for Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, with zero reported in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	94.14%	-1.84%
Hispanic	1.33%	2.78%	109.02%
Two or More Races	1.55%	1.44%	-7.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.78%	0.72%	-7.69%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%