Explore the Family Name Lueth

The meaning of Lueth

North German (Lüth): from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with liud ‘people, tribe’ as the first element. Some characteristic forenames: German Juergen, Fritz, Klaus, Otto.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lueth has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 27,386 in popularity with a count of 829, equating to a proportion of 0.31 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 30,222 with a count of 775, lowering the proportion to 0.26 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of -10.36 in rank and a -6.51 decrease in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,386	#30,222	-10.36%
Count	829	775	-6.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.26	-16.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lueth

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals significant changes over this decade. In 2000, White individuals represented the most substantial portion of those with the Lueth surname at 95.3%, but this percentage dropped to 88.9% by 2010. Conversely, the proportion of Black individuals with this surname increased from 1.69% to 6.19%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic also increased from 0.97% to 2.06%. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was reported as 0.72% in 2000, but the 2010 data was suppressed for privacy reasons. Finally, the percentage for those with two or more identified races increased marginally from 1.33% to 1.55%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.3%	88.9%	-6.72%
Black	1.69%	6.19%	266.27%
Hispanic	0.97%	2.06%	112.37%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.55%	16.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%