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

Lust, 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 Lust surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lust in America

Lust is the 18660th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lust surname appeared 1,474 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 Lust.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lust 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 Lust

The surname LUST is of German origin, with its earliest known records dating back to the late 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "lust," which means pleasure or desire. This word itself stems from the Old High German "lustu," which had a similar meaning.

In its early days, the name LUST was primarily found in the regions of Bavaria and Swabia in southern Germany. It is thought to have been an occupational name given to individuals who were known for their enjoyment of life's pleasures or perhaps worked in professions related to entertainment or hospitality.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name LUST can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval Saxon documents from the 13th century. In these records, a person named "Henricus Lust" is mentioned in relation to a land transaction in the year 1248.

During the 14th century, the name LUST began to appear in various town records and chronicles throughout southern Germany. For instance, a certain "Conradus Lust" was documented as a resident of the town of Augsburg in 1367.

In the 15th century, the name LUST was also found in the neighboring regions of Switzerland and Austria. One notable individual from this period was Johannes Lust, a monk and scribe who lived in the Swiss monastery of St. Gallen from around 1450 to 1480.

As the name spread across different areas, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Luste, Lüst, and Lüsten. Some of these variations were influenced by local dialects or the way the name was pronounced in different regions.

In the 16th century, the name LUST gained prominence with individuals like Johann Lust (1506-1579), a German Protestant theologian and reformer who worked closely with Martin Luther. Another notable figure was Hans Lust (1492-1555), a German painter and engraver known for his religious works.

Moving into the 17th century, the name LUST continued to be documented in various records across German-speaking regions. One example is Johann Georg Lust (1640-1712), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a professor at the University of Tübingen.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the surname LUST was also found among individuals involved in various fields, such as Johann Jakob Lust (1714-1779), a Swiss theologian and philosopher, and Friedrich Lust (1816-1889), a German painter and printmaker known for his landscapes and cityscapes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lust

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

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

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