Explore the Family Name Luthman

The meaning of Luthman

1. Swedish: ornamental name, of which the first element is probably an Old Swedish nickname Lut ‘the crooked one’, which occurs in the 17th century in Sweden as a surname. The second element is man ‘man’. 2. Americanized form of North German Luthmann: habitational name for someone from any of several places in northern Germany (from Westphalia to Lower Saxony) named Luthe. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Luthman saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it moved from 58,692nd place in 2000 to 62,359th in 2010, marking a 6.25% drop. There was also a slight decrease in the number of individuals with this surname over the decade, with the count falling from 323 to 321, a reduction of 0.62%. The proportion of individuals with the last name Luthman per 100,000 people in the population also dipped by 8.33%, from 0.12 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,692	#62,359	-6.25%
Count	323	321	-0.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Luthman

The Luthman surname's ethnic identity has remained largely consistent over the same period, as observed in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, though there was a small decrease from 98.14% in 2000 to 97.20% in 2010, a change of -0.96%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. There were also no individuals who identified with two or more races for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.14%	97.2%	-0.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%