Explore the Family Name Lucht

The meaning of Lucht

1. North German: nickname from Middle Low German lucht ‘clumsy, left-handed’. 2. German and Dutch: topographic name from Lucht ‘cleared area, garden’, related to Middle High German liuhten ‘to shine, be bright’. 3. North German: topographic name from Middle Low German lucht ‘elevated spot, loft’. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Erwin, Alois, Armin, Reinhardt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lucht experienced a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 15,046th with 1,799 individuals carrying the name, a frequency of 0.67 per 100,000 people. A decade later, its rank dropped to 15,508 even though the count increased to 1,887 individuals. The proportion of people with the Lucht surname also declined by 4.48%, to 0.64 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,046	#15,508	-3.07%
Count	1,799	1,887	4.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.64	-4.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lucht

The ethnicity associated with the surname Lucht, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, also shifted slightly over a decade. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname rose by almost 22% from 0.78% in 2000 to 0.95% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased by about 5% during the same period. The majority of those with the Lucht surname identified as White, although this group saw a small decrease from 96.22% in 2000 to 93.91% in 2010. Meanwhile, Hispanic representation significantly increased from 1.06% to 3.18%. There was no data recorded for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.22%	93.91%	-2.4%
Hispanic	1.06%	3.18%	200%
Two or More Races	1.39%	1.32%	-5.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.78%	0.95%	21.79%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%