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

Luchini, 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 Luchini surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luchini in America

Luchini is the 33695th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luchini surname appeared 676 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 Luchini.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luchini 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 Luchini

The surname LUCHINI is of Italian origin, specifically from the region of Tuscany. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "lux" meaning light, possibly referring to someone who lived near a source of light or worked as a lamplighter.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name LUCHINI can be found in the archives of Florence, dating back to the 13th century. A document from 1287 mentions a Ser Luchino di Berto, a notary public in the city.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the records of the nearby town of Prato, where a family of cloth merchants named LUCHINI was prominent. This suggests that the name may have been associated with the textile industry, which was a major economic force in Tuscany at the time.

During the Renaissance period, the LUCHINI name gained some prominence in the arts. A notable figure was the architect and sculptor Filippo LUCHINI (1485-1557), who worked on several churches and palaces in Florence and its surrounding areas.

Another well-known bearer of the name was the poet and philosopher Girolamo LUCHINI (1590-1664), who was a member of the prestigious Accademia degli Alterati literary society in Florence.

In the 18th century, the LUCHINI family produced several notable members in the field of medicine. One of them was Dr. Giovanni Battista LUCHINI (1717-1789), who was a professor of anatomy and surgery at the University of Pisa.

As the name spread beyond Tuscany, it can be found in various other regions of Italy. For instance, in the 19th century, a branch of the LUCHINI family settled in Milan, where Giuseppe LUCHINI (1843-1921) became a successful businessman and philanthropist.

Throughout its history, the surname LUCHINI has been spelled in various ways, such as Luchino, Lucchini, and Lucini, reflecting the regional linguistic variations in Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luchini

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

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

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