Explore the Family Name Lukac

The meaning of Lukac

Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian (Lukač); Czech and Slovak (Lukáč); Rusyn (from Slovakia, Serbia, and Croatia) (Lukač, in Slovakia also Lukáč): from the personal name Lukač, Lukáč, which is an old (pet) form of Luka, Slovak and Czech Lukáš (see Lucas) and, in regions along the border with Hungary, a Slavicized form of the Hungarian personal name Lukács (see Lukacs). Compare Lukach. Some characteristic forenames: Serbian or Croatian Djordje, Zeljko.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lukac has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010, going from rank 50,366 to 50,771, which represents a 0.8% drop. However, the number of people bearing this surname has actually gone up during this period, with an increase from 390 to 411 individuals, or a rise of approximately 5.38%. The proportion per 100,000 residents remained steady at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#50,771	-0.8%
Count	390	411	5.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lukac

On the subject of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Lukac identify as White - 96.92% in 2000 and 96.59% in 2010. The percentage identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.31% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a new appearance of Hispanic identification within this surname group, registering at 2.19% in 2010, up from zero in 2000. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.92%	96.59%	-0.34%
Hispanic	0%	2.19%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.31%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%