Explore the Family Name Lukowski

The meaning of Lukowski

Polish (Łukowski): habitational name for someone from any of the places called Łuków, Łukowa, or Łukowe, named with the personal name Łukasz (see Lucas).

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lukowski has seen a decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Lukowski was ranked as the 20,778th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to 22,503rd, representing an 8.3% decrease. The count of people with this surname also fell from 1,182 to 1,143 during this period, marking a 3.3% drop. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 individuals declined by 11.36%, from 0.44 to 0.39.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,778	#22,503	-8.3%
Count	1,182	1,143	-3.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.39	-11.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lukowski

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, a majority of individuals with the Lukowski surname identify as White, although there was a slight decrease of 1.75% from 96.70% in 2000 to 95.01% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw the largest increase, growing from 1.61% in 2000 to 2.80% in 2010, an impressive growth of 73.91%. There was also a small increase in those identifying as Two or more races, up by 11.76% to 1.14% in 2010. In 2010, some individuals with the Lukowski surname began identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, despite no representation in 2000. However, those identifying as Black decreased to zero in 2010, down from 0.51% in 2000. The Asian/Pacific Islander category remained constant at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	95.01%	-1.75%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.8%	73.91%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1.14%	11.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.51%	0%	0%