Explore the Family Name Lucatero

The meaning of Lucatero

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lucatero has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 19,687th most popular and increased to 16,179th by 2010. This surge in rank represents a change of nearly 18 percent. Similarly, the number of individuals bearing the surname Lucatero grew from 1,267 to 1,786 during the same period - a striking increase of approximately 41 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also rose from 0.47 to 0.61, marking a change of almost 30 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,687	#16,179	17.82%
Count	1,267	1,786	40.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.61	29.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lucatero

The Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lucatero mainly remains Hispanic. In 2000, an overwhelming 98.42 percent of those with the surname were of Hispanic ethnicity, and this figure slightly declined to 98.26 percent in 2010. The percentage of individuals of White ethnicity bearing the Lucatero surname increased from 1.26 to 1.34 percent between 2000 and 2010. Interestingly, while the percentages of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or individuals of two or more races remained at zero, there was a new representation from the American Indian and Alaskan Native community in 2010. However, it's important to remember that these figures might not fully represent all ethnic variations due to privacy suppression in some cases.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	98.42%	98.26%	-0.16%
White	1.26%	1.34%	6.35%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%