Find out how popular the last name Lubbers is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lubbers.

Lubbers, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lubbers surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lubbers in America

Lubbers is the 14257th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lubbers surname appeared 2,102 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lubbers.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lubbers to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lubbers

The surname Lubbers originates from the Low Countries, which includes present-day Netherlands, Belgium, and parts of northern France. It emerged in the 14th century and is derived from the Middle Dutch word "lubben" or "lubber," meaning a clumsy or lazy person.

This surname was likely first used as a nickname for someone perceived as clumsy or lazy. It was not uncommon in medieval times for surnames to develop from personal characteristics or occupations. The earliest recorded instances of the name Lubbers can be found in Dutch municipal records and tax rolls from the late 14th and early 15th centuries.

One notable historical reference to the name Lubbers is in the 1452 account of the siege of Deventer, a city in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The account mentions a soldier named Jan Lubbers who fought bravely during the conflict.

In the 16th century, the name Lubbers began to appear in various Dutch and Flemish records, often in variations like Lubber, Lubbersen, and Lubbertsen. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Dirck Lubbers, who was born in Antwerp, Belgium, around 1520.

Another notable figure was Pieter Lubbers, a Dutch painter and engraver born in Delft in 1581. He is known for his landscape paintings and etchings of Dutch cities.

In the 17th century, the name Lubbers spread to other parts of Europe as Dutch and Flemish people migrated. One prominent individual from this period was Johannes Lubbers, a German theologian and author born in Emden, Germany, in 1624.

In the 18th century, the name Lubbers was found in various Dutch and German records, including the birth of Nicolaas Lubbers in Amsterdam in 1712. He later became a successful merchant and landowner.

The 19th century saw the name Lubbers spread further due to immigration. One notable figure was Adriaan Lubbers, a Dutch-American businessman born in Rotterdam in 1825. He emigrated to the United States and became a successful industrialist in New York City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lubbers

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lubbers.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lubbers was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lubbers has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lubbers was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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