Explore the Family Name Lujano

The meaning of Lujano

Spanish: variant of Luján (see Lujan). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Guadalupe, Armando, Isidro, JoseLuis, Manuel, Maria Guadalupe, Alonso, Ambrosio, Angel, Bonifacio, Conception.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lujano has seen a significant increase in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 18,594th most common, but by 2010, it had risen to the 14,119th position, marking an impressive increase of 24.07 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 1,367 in 2000 to 2,128 in 2010, suggesting a 55.67 percent growth in its prevalence. Additionally, the proportion of people named Lujano per 100k residents increased by 41.18 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,594	#14,119	24.07%
Count	1,367	2,128	55.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.72	41.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lujano

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census illustrates that the majority of people with the Lujano surname identify as Hispanic. In 2000, about 94.22 percent of Lujanos were of Hispanic ethnicity, and this percentage slightly increased to 95.30 in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as White decreased by 14.29 percent from 4.83 percent in 2000 to 4.14 percent in 2010. There were no identified Lujanos of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or Two or more races ethnicities in either year. However, by 2010, a small proportion (0.28 percent) of Lujanos reported their ethnicity as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which was not the case in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.22%	95.3%	1.15%
White	4.83%	4.14%	-14.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%