Explore the Family Name Lucian

The meaning of Lucian

1. Italian (Trentino-South Tyrol): variant of Luciano. 2. French: Occitan variant of Lucien. 3. Americanized form of French Lussier. Compare Lucia 3. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Aldo, Italo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lucian saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 60,230th most popular, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 61,899th position, marking a change of -2.77%. The total count of individuals with this surname did increase slightly, however, going from 313 in 2000 to 324 in 2010, an increase of 3.51%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the occurrence of the Lucian surname decreased by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,230	#61,899	-2.77%
Count	313	324	3.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lucian

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that there were changes within the ethnic identities associated with the surname Lucian between 2000 and 2010. The largest proportion was found among individuals identifying as White, although it saw a decrease from 91.37% in 2000 to 89.51% in 2010. There was also a notable decrease for those identifying as Black, from 6.39% in 2000 to 4.63% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 data showed new instances of the surname among those identifying as Hispanic and those identifying with two or more races, at 3.7% and 1.54% respectively. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.37%	89.51%	-2.04%
Black	6.39%	4.63%	-27.54%
Hispanic	0%	3.7%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%