Explore the Family Name Lusch

The meaning of Lusch

1. German (Lüsch): habitational name from any of several places called Lüsche, for example near Celle and near Cloppenburg, or a topographic name from Middle High German liesche ‘reeds’. 2. East German (of Slavic origin): topographic name from a Germanized Slavic word, such as Sorbian łuža, meaning ‘swamp, moor’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Lusch has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lusch was ranked as the 44,821st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 47,878th. The actual count of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly, from 451 in 2000 to 442 in 2010, representing a -2.0% change. Moreover, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people dropped by -11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,821	#47,878	-6.82%
Count	451	442	-2%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lusch

Regarding the ethnicity breakdown for the surname Lusch as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight decrease of -3.36% over the decade. Those identifying as Hispanic showed an increase, moving from 2.22% in 2000 to 4.75% in 2010, which equates to a significant change of 113.96%. In 2010, there was also a small representation (1.13%) who identified as being from two or more races, a category that had not been represented in 2000. Data for other ethnicities including Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	93.21%	-3.36%
Hispanic	2.22%	4.75%	113.96%
Two or More Races	0%	1.13%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%