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

Lubow, 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 Lubow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lubow in America

Lubow is the 58182nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lubow surname appeared 349 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lubow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lubow 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 Lubow

The surname Lubow has its origins in Eastern Europe, specifically in the areas that are now Poland and Ukraine. It is believed to have derived from the Slavic word "lubov," which means love or affection. This suggests that the name may have originally been a nickname or descriptive surname given to someone who was seen as a loving or affectionate person.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lubow can be found in the Metryka Koronna, a collection of official records from the Kingdom of Poland dating back to the 15th century. In these records, there are entries for individuals with the surname spelled as "Lubow" or variations like "Luboff" and "Lubau."

Another historical reference to the name comes from the Cossack Hetmanate, a semi-autonomous Cossack state that existed in the 16th to 18th centuries in what is now central Ukraine. Records from this period show Cossack families bearing the surname Lubow, indicating that it was well-established in the region at that time.

In the 17th century, there is mention of a prominent Polish noble named Jan Lubow, who served as a castellan (governor) in the city of Kamieniec Podolski, which was then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. His exact dates of birth and death are not known, but he was active in the mid-1600s.

During the 18th century, a Ukrainian Cossack named Hryhoriy Lubow gained recognition for his role in the Koliivshchyna uprising against Polish rule. He was born around 1730 and played a significant part in the rebellion, which took place between 1768 and 1769.

In the 19th century, a Russian writer and translator named Mikhail Lubow (1818-1883) made notable contributions to the literary world. He was responsible for translating several works of English literature, including those of Walter Scott and Charles Dickens, into Russian.

Another individual of note was Yevhen Lubow, a Ukrainian politician and statesman who lived from 1875 to 1942. He served as a member of the Central Rada, the revolutionary parliament that briefly governed Ukraine in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution.

As the name spread throughout Eastern Europe over the centuries, it also found its way to other parts of the world through immigration. However, the majority of historical references and records related to the surname Lubow can be traced back to its origins in the Polish and Ukrainian regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lubow

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

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 Lubow 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 Lubow 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 Lubow was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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