Explore the Family Name Lukose

The meaning of Lukose

Indian (Kerala): from the personal name Lukose, derived from Greek Loukas (see Lucas), found among Christians in southern India. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lukose has become more popular in the United States. In 2000, it ranked 61,544 in popularity with a count of 305 people bearing that name. By 2010, the rank had jumped to 41,038 with an impressive 74.1% increase in the count to 531 people. This means that between 2000 and 2010, the proportion of individuals with the Lukose surname per 100,000 people grew by about 63.64 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#41,038	33.32%
Count	305	531	74.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.18	63.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lukose

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lukose, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that it is predominantly tied to the Asian/Pacific Islander community. In 2000, about 94.10% of those carrying the Lukose surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. By 2010, this figure increased slightly to 97.93%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero by 2010. A new development in 2010 was that a small 0.94% of the Lukose population began identifying as White, while no representation was reported within the Hispanic, Black, or American Indian/Alaskan Native communities.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	94.1%	97.93%	4.07%
White	0%	0.94%	0%
Two or More Races	2.62%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%