Explore the Family Name Lucich

The meaning of Lucich

Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Lučić or Croatian Lucić (see Lucic). Some characteristic forenames: Croatian and Serbian Marko, Petar.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lucich saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lucich ranked as the 47,120th most popular surname in the U.S., with approximately 424 individuals carrying it. By 2010, however, the name had slipped to 52,383rd place, with only 396 individuals identified as Lucichs - a drop of roughly 6.6%. The proportion of individuals named Lucich per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.16 to 0.13 during this period, indicating an overall decrease in popularity of approximately 18.75%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,120	#52,383	-11.17%
Count	424	396	-6.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lucich

In terms of ethnic identity, Decennial U.S. Census data demonstrates shifts among those bearing the Lucich surname. The majority of Lucichs identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though the percentage dropped slightly from 90.57% to 87.12%, respectively. There was a notable growth in the percentage of Lucichs identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races. Asian/Pacific Islanders increased from 1.42% to 2.02%, while the percentage of those claiming two or more races nearly doubled from 2.36% to 4.04%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Lucichs identifying as Hispanic rose from 5.19% to 6.57%. The census data showed no Lucichs identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.57%	87.12%	-3.81%
Hispanic	5.19%	6.57%	26.59%
Two or More Races	2.36%	4.04%	71.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.42%	2.02%	42.25%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%