Luce Surname
Approximately 23,882 people bear this surname
Luce Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) a French form of the Latin Lucius, m., Lucia, from [v. under Lucas] (Celtic) Bel, to Luce (Old and New), Wigtown; named from the River Luce [prob. the early form of Welsh llwys, clear, pure]
Luce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,739 | 1:26,382 | 3,318 |
| France | 4,976 | 1:13,349 | 1,332 |
| Philippines | 1,055 | 1:95,960 | 16,713 |
| Italy | 1,021 | 1:59,899 | 10,717 |
| Canada | 912 | 1:40,401 | 5,036 |
| England | 355 | 1:156,952 | 14,819 |
| Germany | 312 | 1:258,030 | 27,728 |
| Australia | 182 | 1:148,328 | 15,783 |
| Latvia | 174 | 1:11,782 | 1,748 |
| Argentina | 169 | 1:252,920 | 20,480 |
| Jersey | 157 | 1:632 | 47 |
| Mexico | 129 | 1:962,219 | 12,860 |
| Venezuela | 105 | 1:287,658 | 6,746 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Brazil | 71 | 1:3,015,131 | 88,032 |
| Wales | 64 | 1:48,352 | 4,540 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1:1,143,919 | 35,564 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Grenada | 2 | 1:54,268 | 1,538 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 261 | 1:93,392 | 9,611 |
| Jersey | 251 | 1:207 | 14 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,004 | 1:12,542 | 1,623 |
The alternate forms: Lucé (6) & Luçe (1) are calculated separately.
Luce (13,836) may also be a first name.
Luce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) a French form of the Latin Lucius, m., Lucia, from [v. under Lucas] (Celtic) Bel, to Luce (Old and New), Wigtown; named from the River Luce [prob. the early form of Welsh llwys, clear, pure]
(French) Descendant of Louis (hear, fight), or of Luke (light).
1. From Lucius. 2. Perhaps sometimes from the surname Lucy, anciently De Luci; from Luci, a parish of Normandy, arrond. Neufchâtel.
Luce: the Old English name for a pike, but also for a lily (the fleur de luce), has given a name to the Lucy family at Guy’s Cliff and to others elsewhere. The wife of one of my farmers was a Luce. Shakespeare got into trouble with Squire Luce, or Lucy, J.P., for poaching, and he revenged himself on him by drawing him as Justice Shallow: “Slender. A dozen white luces in their coat.
Shallow. It is an old coat.”
Actually, the Lucy family bore as arms three pikes naiant; but as Lily and Lilley it exists as a surname, taken from the sign for the Annunciation.
Luce Demographics
Average Luce Salary in
United States
$43,852 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Luce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luce Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luce is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Lucé or Luçe. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Luce? popularity and diffusion
The surname Luce is the 22,741st most frequently used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 305,148 people. The last name Luce is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Luce live; 61 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 49,033rd most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 13,836 people.
Luce is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 13,739 people, or 1 in 26,382. In The United States Luce is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Luce occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in France, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 4 percent are found.
Luce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Luce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Luce last name grew 343 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,280 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 467 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Luce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Luce surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Luce are 12.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.19% being registered with the party.
The amount Luce earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning €32,372 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.79% more than the national average, earning R 296,556 per year; in United States they earn 1.63% more than the national average, earning $43,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.92% less than the national average, earning $45,252 CAD per year.
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Luce Reference & Research
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