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

Luoma, 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 Luoma surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luoma in America

Luoma is the 16696th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luoma surname appeared 1,715 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Luoma.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luoma 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 Luoma

The surname Luoma originates from Finland and dates back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Finnish word "luoma," which means a small bay or inlet. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near or worked on a small bay or inlet.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in Finnish church records from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. One notable example is Matti Luoma, who was born in 1587 in the parish of Pori, located in southwestern Finland.

In the 18th century, the name Luoma began to appear in various historical records across Finland. For instance, Juho Luoma, a farmer from the village of Kalajoki, was mentioned in a land survey document from 1758.

The name Luoma has also been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such person was Martti Luoma (1892-1979), a Finnish politician who served as a member of the Finnish Parliament from 1936 to 1958.

Another prominent figure was Armas Luoma (1900-1985), a Finnish writer and poet who published several collections of poetry and prose during his lifetime. His most famous work, "Syksyn Laulu" (Song of Autumn), was published in 1925.

In the field of sports, Lauri Luoma (1909-1994) was a Finnish long-distance runner who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and won a silver medal in the 10,000-meter event.

The name Luoma has also been found in various place names across Finland, such as Luomakangas, a village in the municipality of Kauhava, and Luomalankallio, a nature reserve located in the town of Janakkala.

While the surname Luoma is primarily Finnish in origin, it has also been adopted by individuals in other countries, particularly in areas with significant Finnish populations, such as Sweden and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luoma

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

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

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