Explore the Family Name Luque

The meaning of Luque

Spanish: habitational name from Luque in Córdoba. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Mario, Enrique, Luis, Celestino, Ernesto, Francisco, Hernando, Jesus, Jorge, Pedro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Luque has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Luque was ranked as the 16938th most popular surname, but jumped to 13283rd by 2010 - an impressive climb of 21.58%. The count of individuals carrying this last name also grew substantially during this period, from 1549 in 2000 to 2296 in 2010, marking a 48.22% increase. When looking at the proportion per 100k people, we see that it rose from 0.57 to 0.78, demonstrating a 36.84% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,938	#13,283	21.58%
Count	1,549	2,296	48.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.78	36.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Luque

The ethnicity associated with the surname Luque showed interesting shifts over the same period. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, Hispanic ethnicity dominated, increasing from 80.83% in 2000 to 85.45% in 2010. White representation decreased from 16.98% to 12.41%, while Asian/Pacific Islander representation experienced a considerable increase from 0.45% to 0.70%. The proportion of individuals identifying as Two or More Races decreased significantly, falling from 0.77% to 0.39%, and Black representation also dipped slightly, from 0.65% to 0.57%. Surprisingly, American Indian and Alaskan Native representation within the Luque surname group saw a 50.00% increase, going up from 0.32% to 0.48%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	80.83%	85.45%	5.72%
White	16.98%	12.41%	-26.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.45%	0.7%	55.56%
Black	0.65%	0.57%	-12.31%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.32%	0.48%	50%
Two or More Races	0.77%	0.39%	-49.35%