Explore the Family Name Lutke

The meaning of Lutke

North German (Lütke): from a pet form of the personal name Ludolf (see Ludolph) or of a short form of another ancient Germanic personal name formed with liud ‘people, tribe’ (see Lueth) as the first element. Compare Luedecke.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lutke's popularity slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 50,055th and by 2010 it had slipped to the 51,512th spot, marking a decrease of 2.91%. However, the number of people carrying this surname modestly increased from 393 in 2000 to 404 in 2010, an increase of 2.8%. Despite the rise in the count, the proportion per 100k people dropped by 6.67% from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,055	#51,512	-2.91%
Count	393	404	2.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lutke

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Lutke surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 94.4% of the people with this surname identified as White, and this figure rose slightly to 96.78% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a noticeable drop from 2.8% in 2000 to 1.73% in 2010. The percentage of people with the Lutke surname who identified as Hispanic decreased marginally from 1.27% in 2000 to 1.24% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.4%	96.78%	2.52%
Two or More Races	2.8%	1.73%	-38.21%
Hispanic	1.27%	1.24%	-2.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%