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

Lulu, 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 Lulu surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lulu in America

Lulu is the 80926th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lulu surname appeared 234 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 Lulu.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lulu 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 Lulu

The surname LULU is believed to have originated in France, and it is thought to have been derived from the Old French word "lou," which means "wolf." This surname first appeared in the northern regions of France during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname LULU can be found in the Cartulaire de Notre-Dame de Chartres, a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, which mentions a person named Radulfus Lulu. Another early reference to the name is in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a 13th-century manuscript, where a person named Robertus Lulu is mentioned.

In the 15th century, the LULU surname was found in the town of Lille, which was then part of the County of Flanders. During this time, the name was often spelled as "Loulou" or "Louloue." One notable person with this surname was Jean Loulou, a merchant who lived in Lille in the mid-15th century.

As the name spread across Europe, it underwent various spelling changes. In Italy, for instance, the surname was sometimes spelled as "Lullo" or "Lulli." One famous Italian with this surname was Giovanni Battista Lulli (1632-1687), a composer and violinist who served as the court composer for Louis XIV of France.

Another notable person with the LULU surname was Charles Loulou (1740-1799), a French politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Estates-General during the French Revolution.

In England, the surname was sometimes spelled as "Luloe" or "Lullow." One early example is John Luloe, who was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1230. Another noteworthy individual with this surname was Robert Lullow (c. 1325-1396), an English Carmelite friar and theologian who wrote several works on philosophy and theology.

It is worth noting that the surname LULU is not to be confused with the given name "Lulu," which is of separate origins and has been used as a diminutive form of names like Louise or Louisa.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lulu

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

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

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