Explore the Family Name Lucente

The meaning of Lucente

Italian: from the personal name Lucente ‘shining’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Salvatore, Angelo, Luca, Antonio, Domenico, Giuseppe, Marco, Vito, Agostino, Alessandra, Cesare.

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

The surname Lucente, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight shift in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Lucente ranked 18,827th most common surname in the U.S., while it dropped to the 19,559th rank by 2010, demonstrating a modest decrease of about 3.89 percent. However, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased from 1,344 to 1,380 during this period, marking an increase of approximately 2.68 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a small decline, decreasing by 6 percent from 0.5 in 2000 to 0.47 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,827	#19,559	-3.89%
Count	1,344	1,380	2.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.47	-6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lucente

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the Lucente surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those carrying the Lucente surname identified as White, accounting for 94.64 percent in 2000 and slightly declining to 93.70 percent in 2010. There was a noticeable increase among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, with their percentages rising from 2.38 to 2.83 and 1.56 to 2.17 respectively. People identifying with two or more races showed a significant drop in percentage from 1.19 to 0.80. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.64%	93.7%	-0.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.38%	2.83%	18.91%
Hispanic	1.56%	2.17%	39.1%
Two or More Races	1.19%	0.8%	-32.77%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%