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

Luse, 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 Luse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luse in America

Luse is the 19242nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luse surname appeared 1,409 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 Luse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luse 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 Luse

The surname LUSE is believed to have originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. The name is derived from the Old German word "Laus," which means "a deep pool" or "a body of water." It is likely that the name was initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who lived near a lake or a river.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname LUSE can be traced back to the 13th century in the region of Bavaria, Germany. In 1287, a man named Heinricus Luse was mentioned in a legal document from the town of Augsburg. This is one of the earliest known written records of the name.

In the 14th century, the surname LUSE began to appear in other parts of Germany, particularly in the regions of Saxony and Thuringia. One notable bearer of the name during this period was Johannes Luse, a merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Leipzig in the late 1300s.

By the 15th century, the surname LUSE had spread to other parts of Europe, including France and the Netherlands. In 1458, a man named Willem Luse was recorded as a resident of the city of Bruges, in modern-day Belgium.

In the 16th century, the surname LUSE gained prominence in England, where it was sometimes spelled as "Luce" or "Luse." One of the most famous bearers of the name during this period was Thomas Luse (1508-1567), an English churchman and scholar who served as the Archbishop of York.

Another notable figure with the surname LUSE was Johann Luse (1596-1672), a German composer and organist who was born in the city of Halle. He is best known for his contributions to the development of the organ fugue.

In the 17th century, the name LUSE began to appear in various regions of the United States, as German and other European immigrants settled in the New World. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in America was in 1637, when a man named Hans Luse arrived in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York).

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the surname LUSE continued to be found in various parts of Europe and the Americas. Some notable bearers of the name during this period include Johann Luse (1703-1782), a German-born composer and organist who worked in Sweden, and Samuel Luse (1810-1892), an American politician who served as a congressman from Pennsylvania.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luse

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

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

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