How Many People Have the Last Name Lu?
people had the surname Lu in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 8,278 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+12,651 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Lu (95.7%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Lu ranks #38. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Lu grew from 22,977 people in 2000 to 35,628 in 2010 (up 55.1%), and its rank rose from #1,424 to #978.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 22,977 | 35,628 |
| Rank | #1,424 | #978 |
| Per 100,000 people | 8.52 | 12.08 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Lu
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Lu: L000
👤 Lu as a First Name
Lu is a first name too: about 2,806 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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