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

Lukasavage, 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 Lukasavage surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lukasavage in America

Lukasavage is the 95955th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lukasavage surname appeared 190 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 Lukasavage.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lukasavage 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 Lukasavage

The surname Lukasavage is of Slavic origin, with roots tracing back to central and eastern Europe. It is believed to have originated in the region that encompasses modern-day Poland and western Ukraine during the medieval period, sometime between the 12th and 15th centuries.

The name Lukasavage is derived from the combination of two Slavic words: "Luka," which means "meadow" or "clearing," and "savage," meaning "villager" or "dweller." This suggests that the name was initially given to individuals who lived or worked in a meadow or clearing within a village or rural community.

While there are no definitive records of the name appearing in ancient manuscripts or chronicles, it is likely that variations of the name were used in local parish records and land registries during the Middle Ages. Some early spellings of the name may have included Lukasavicz, Lukasawicz, or Lukasavitch, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and orthography.

One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing this surname was Jan Lukasavage, a Polish landowner and farmer who lived in the village of Kozłówka, near the city of Lublin, in the late 16th century. Another notable figure was Piotr Lukasavage, a Polish-Lithuanian military officer who fought in the battles against the Swedish Empire during the 17th century.

In the 18th century, a prominent bearer of the Lukasavage name was Andrzej Lukasavage, a successful merchant and trader from the city of Lviv (then part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). He was known for his business dealings with merchants from across Europe and the Ottoman Empire.

As the Slavic populations migrated and dispersed throughout Europe and beyond, the Lukasavage surname spread to other regions. One notable figure was Ivan Lukasavage, a Russian writer and poet who lived in St. Petersburg in the late 19th century and was known for his romantic and patriotic works.

In the 20th century, one of the most well-known individuals with the Lukasavage surname was Mykola Lukasavage, a Ukrainian political activist and leader of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists (OUN) in the 1930s and 1940s. He played a significant role in the struggle for Ukrainian independence during and after World War II.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lukasavage

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

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

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