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

Luksa, 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 Luksa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luksa in America

Luksa is the 91221st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luksa surname appeared 202 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 Luksa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luksa 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 Luksa

The surname Luksa has its origins in Poland, where it is believed to have emerged sometime around the 13th or 14th century. It is likely derived from the Polish word "luk," which means "bow" or "arc," suggesting that the name may have originally been associated with an archer or someone skilled in archery.

Luksa is considered a patronymic surname, meaning it was initially formed by adding a suffix to a given name or nickname. In this case, the suffix "-a" was likely added to the name "Luk" or a variation of it, creating "Luksa" as a way to identify someone as the son or descendant of an individual named Luk or a similar name.

While there are no known historical references to the name Luksa in major manuscripts or records like the Domesday Book, the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be traced back to various regions of Poland, particularly in areas around Krakow and Lublin.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Luksa was Jan Luksa, a Polish noble who lived in the 16th century and was documented as owning land in the village of Lubicz near Krakow. Another notable Luksa from this period was Stanislaw Luksa, a merchant and landowner from the town of Tarnow, who was born around 1570.

As the surname spread throughout Poland, it also began to appear in various place names and villages, such as the village of Luksa near Kielce, which was first mentioned in records from the 17th century. This village likely took its name from an early settler or landowner with the surname Luksa.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with the surname Luksa was Franciszek Luksa, a Polish writer and poet who was born in 1798 and wrote several works celebrating Polish national identity and culture. Another notable individual was Wladyslaw Luksa, a Polish military officer and participant in the January Uprising against Russian rule, who was born in 1830 and died in exile in France in 1870.

Throughout the centuries, the surname Luksa has also been found in various spellings and variations, such as Łuksa, Luksha, and Luxa, reflecting regional dialects and linguistic changes over time. Despite these variations, the core meaning and origin of the name have remained consistent, tracing back to its Polish roots and association with archery or the word "luk."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luksa

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

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

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