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

St. Luce, 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 St. Luce surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of St. Luce in America

St. Luce is the 142108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The St. Luce surname appeared 117 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 St. Luce.

The history of the last name St. Luce

The surname STLUCE is of Old French origin, deriving from the place name "Saint-Luce" or "Saint-Luz" in the Basque region of southwestern France. It is believed to have emerged in the 11th or 12th century during the era of the Crusades.

The name is thought to be derived from the Latin "Sancta Lucia," referring to the early Christian martyr St. Lucy. Many places in France were named after saints, and St. Lucy was particularly revered in the region where the name originated.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the STLUCE name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "de St. Liz." This suggests that the name was already well-established in Normandy and other areas of northern France by the time of the Norman Conquest of England.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Robert de Saint-Luce was a French knight who fought in the Seventh Crusade alongside King Louis IX. Records from the time mention him participating in battles in Egypt and the Holy Land.

During the 14th century, a branch of the STLUCE family resided in the village of Saint-Luce-sur-Loire in the Loire Valley region of France. A nobleman named Jean de Saint-Luce is recorded as owning lands and a manor house there in the 1360s.

The name spread throughout Europe in subsequent centuries, with bearers of the STLUCE surname appearing in various records and chronicles. In the 15th century, a Italian artist named Raffaello di Stluce was renowned for his religious frescoes and altarpieces in churches across northern Italy.

In 17th century England, a wealthy merchant and landowner named William STLUCE (1622-1701) is noted for establishing a philanthropic trust that funded the construction of several schools and almshouses in his native Gloucestershire.

As the name dispersed more widely, variations in spelling emerged, such as St. Luce, Saint Luce, and Saintluce. However, the core STLUCE form remained prevalent, carrying the legacy of its origins from the ancient saint and the places named in her honor.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name St. Luce

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

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 St. Luce 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.

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

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