Explore the Family Name Luecke

The meaning of Luecke

North German (Lücke): variant of Lück (see Lueck). Compare Lucke. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Gerhard, Hans, Heinrich, Hertha.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Luecke" witnessed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 18,875th, but by 2010, it had fallen to 19,538th place, denoting a change of -3.51%. Although the rank dipped, the number of people carrying this surname increased from 1,339 in 2000 to 1,382 in 2010, marking a growth of 3.21%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 6%, from 0.5 in 2000 to 0.47 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,875	#19,538	-3.51%
Count	1,339	1,382	3.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.47	-6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Luecke

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Luecke" also underwent some significant changes during the same period, as based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a minor decline (-1.56%) in this category from 97.91% in 2000 to 96.38% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase of 16.22% during this decade, while the count for those identifying with two or more ethnicities nearly doubled from 0.67% to 1.30%. The most notable shift was seen among individuals identifying as Hispanic, which more than doubled from 0.82% in 2000 to 1.66% in 2010. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.91%	96.38%	-1.56%
Hispanic	0.82%	1.66%	102.44%
Two or More Races	0.67%	1.3%	94.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.43%	16.22%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%