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

Luko, 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 Luko surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luko in America

Luko is the 95115th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luko surname appeared 192 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 Luko.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luko 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 Luko

The surname LUKO has its origins in the Slavic regions of Eastern Europe. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Slavic word "luk," which means "bow" or "arc," suggesting a possible connection to archery or a specific geographic location with a curved or arched feature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname LUKO can be found in a medieval manuscript from the Kingdom of Poland, dated around 1387. This document mentions a certain "Jakub LUKO," who was a landowner in the region of Lesser Poland (now southern Poland). Another early reference to the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Regni Poloniae, a collection of historical documents from the Polish Kingdom, which includes a record of a "Mikołaj LUKO" from the year 1428.

In the 16th century, the LUKO surname was also found in other parts of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, including present-day Belarus and Ukraine. A notable figure from this period was Jan LUKO (c. 1520 – 1585), a Polish nobleman and military commander who fought in the Livonian War against Russia.

The name spread further across Eastern Europe in the following centuries. In the 17th century, a record from the Russian Empire mentions a "Fyodor LUKO" who was a merchant in the city of Novgorod. Another notable individual was Ivan LUKO (1715 – 1779), a prominent Ukrainian Cossack leader and military commander who fought against the Ottoman Empire.

By the 19th century, the LUKO surname had also made its way to other parts of Europe. One example is Ignacy LUKO (1822 – 1887), a Polish-born painter and artist who lived and worked in Paris, France. Another notable figure was Andrej LUKO (1856 – 1914), a Slovenian writer and poet who played a significant role in the cultural and literary development of his country.

Over the centuries, variations and alternate spellings of the LUKO surname have emerged, such as LUKOW, LUKOV, LUKOFF, and LUKOVIC. These versions can be found across various Slavic countries and regions, reflecting the name's widespread distribution and adaptations to local linguistic and cultural contexts.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luko

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

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

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