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

Luka, 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 Luka surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luka in America

Luka is the 32485th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luka surname appeared 708 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 Luka.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luka 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 Luka

The surname LUKA has its origins in the Slavic region, particularly in Croatia and Serbia. It is derived from the Latin name Lucas, which itself is a form of the ancient Greek name Loukas, meaning "from Lucania," a region in southern Italy.

The name LUKA first appeared in historical records in the 9th century, during the reign of the Frankish King Louis the German. It was recorded as a personal name among the Slavic population living within the Frankish territories.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname LUKA can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Regni Croatiae, Dalmatiae et Slavoniae, a collection of medieval Croatian documents dating back to the 10th century. The name appears as "Luca" in reference to a landowner from the region of Dalmatia.

In the 12th century, a renowned Croatian nobleman named Luka Vuković was mentioned in several historical documents for his role in the defense of the city of Split against the Venetian Republic.

During the 13th century, a prominent Serbian nobleman named Luka Hrebeljanović was a close advisor to King Stefan Dragutin and played a significant role in the political affairs of the Serbian Kingdom.

In the 15th century, the surname LUKA was associated with the Italian Renaissance painter and architect Giorgio Luca, who was born in Urbino, Italy, in 1439 and died in 1501.

Another notable figure bearing the surname LUKA was the Croatian poet and playwright Marko Luka Zrinski, born in 1609. He was a member of the influential Zrinski noble family and is remembered for his contributions to Croatian literature and his military exploits against the Ottoman Empire.

Throughout its history, the surname LUKA has been subject to various spelling variations, including Lucca, Luca, and Lucić, reflecting the regional and linguistic influences of different Slavic territories and cultures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luka

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

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

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