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

Luskey, 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 Luskey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luskey in America

Luskey is the 91981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luskey surname appeared 200 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 Luskey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luskey 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 Luskey

The surname LUSKEY has its roots in the British Isles, specifically in Ireland. It is believed to have originated in the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Irish Gaelic word "lusca," which means "a small hollow" or "a cave."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name LUSKEY can be found in the Annals of the Four Masters, a historical chronicle of medieval Irish history, which mentions a family of that name in County Mayo in the late 16th century. The name was also found in other Irish records from that time period, such as the Fiants of the Tudor Sovereigns and the Patent Rolls of Chancery in Ireland.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the LUSKEY surname was particularly concentrated in the counties of Mayo and Sligo in the west of Ireland. It is possible that the name originated from a place name referring to a small cave or hollow in that region.

One notable figure with the LUSKEY surname was Terence Luskey, a Catholic priest who lived in the 17th century and was renowned for his educational work in County Mayo. Another early bearer of the name was John Luskey, who was born in County Sligo in the late 17th century and served as a captain in the Irish Jacobite army during the Williamite War in Ireland (1688-1691).

In the 18th century, the LUSKEY name appears in various parish records and land surveys in counties Mayo and Sligo. For example, a Patrick Luskey is recorded as a landowner in the Baronial Parish of Gallen in County Mayo in the 1770s.

Later, in the 19th century, the name spread to other parts of Ireland and beyond, as members of the LUSKEY family emigrated to countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia. One notable figure from this period was Michael Luskey, an Irish-born journalist and author who lived in New York City in the late 19th century and wrote extensively about Irish-American affairs.

Throughout its history, the LUSKEY surname has had various spellings, including Lushkey, Lushky, and Lushkie, reflecting the phonetic variations and regional dialects of Ireland. However, the "LUSKEY" spelling appears to have become the most common and standardized form over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luskey

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

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

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