Explore the Family Name Lukasiewicz

The meaning of Lukasiewicz

Polish (Łukasiewicz): patronymic from the personal name Łukasz (see Lucas). Some characteristic forenames: Polish Zofia, Ewa, Mieczyslaw, Ryszard, Zygmund.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lukasiewicz has seen a slight dip in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked the 30,831st most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 31,285th position, which signifies a decrease of 1.47%. Despite this fall in ranking, the total count of individuals with this surname grew from 713 in 2000 to 741 in 2010, marking an increase of 3.93%. However, when seen as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of the Lukasiewicz surname decreased slightly by 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,831	#31,285	-1.47%
Count	713	741	3.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lukasiewicz

The ethnic identity associated with the Lukasiewicz surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White—accounting for 97.19% in 2000 and 95.95% in 2010, though this represents a small decrease of 1.28%. While there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, the proportion identifying as two or more races fell from 1.40% to 0.81%, a significant drop of 42.14%. Interestingly, the percentage of people with the Lukasiewicz surname identifying as Hispanic almost doubled, rising from 1.26% in 2000 to 2.43% in 2010—an impressive increase of 92.86%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.19%	95.95%	-1.28%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.43%	92.86%
Two or More Races	1.4%	0.81%	-42.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%