Explore the Family Name Lupian

The meaning of Lupian

Hispanic (Mexico): probably an altered form of Spanish and Galician Lubián, a habitational name from any of several places so called in Zamora and Galicia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lupian has seen a significant rise between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lupian ranked 34,630 in terms of popularity but jumped to 22,319 by 2010, showing an increase of 35.55%. The count of people bearing this surname also grew from 618 to 1,155 during the same period, an impressive surge of 86.89%. This indicates that for every 100,000 people, the proportion with the Lupian surname increased from 0.23 to 0.39, marking a growth rate of 69.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,630	#22,319	35.55%
Count	618	1,155	86.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.39	69.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lupian

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lupian, the Decennial U.S. Census provides interesting insights. In both 2000 and 2010, a large majority of those with the Lupian surname identified as Hispanic, constituting 92.72% and 94.98% respectively, showing a slight increase of 2.44%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 5.83% to 3.46%, a drop of 40.65%. A small portion identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 (0.81%), dropping slightly to 0.69% in 2010. No individuals with the Lupian surname identified as belonging to two or more races, or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying as Black in 2010, making up 0.43% of all Lupians.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	92.72%	94.98%	2.44%
White	5.83%	3.46%	-40.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.69%	-14.81%
Black	0%	0.43%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%