Explore the Family Name Lustre

The meaning of Lustre

Spanish: perhaps a nickname from lustre ‘gloss, shine’, referring to cleanliness of blood.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lustre has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 82,691 and by 2010, it had jumped to 53,802, marking an increase of 34.94 percent. The count of people with this surname also increased from 212 in 2000 to 384 in 2010, signifying an 81.13 percent growth. This upward trend is further reflected in the proportion per 100k, which saw a 62.5 percent increase from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,691	#53,802	34.94%
Count	212	384	81.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.13	62.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lustre

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lustre, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, primarily aligns with Hispanic origins. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a slight increase of 4.24 percent in the Hispanic population carrying this surname, going from 58.96 percent to 61.46 percent. During the same period, this surname was also found among the Asian/Pacific Islander community, accounting for 30.19 percent in 2000 and slightly increasing to 30.21 percent in 2010. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White and bearing the surname decreased by 18.64 percent from 8.96 percent in 2000 to 7.29 percent in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among those identifying as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	58.96%	61.46%	4.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	30.19%	30.21%	0.07%
White	8.96%	7.29%	-18.64%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%