Luske Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Luske Surname Definition:
A surname recorded in the shires of Kirkcudbright, Wigtown, and Lanark, may be of local origin from Lusk in Dublin.
Luske Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| United States | 19 | 1:19,076,786 | 604,894 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
The alternate forms: Lüske (136) are calculated separately.
Luske Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A surname recorded in the shires of Kirkcudbright, Wigtown, and Lanark, may be of local origin from Lusk in Dublin.
(Welsh.) A burning or searing. Gaelic, Loisg, to burn.
Luske Demographics
Luske Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Luske Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luske Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luske is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Lüske. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luske? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,666,404th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Luske live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 55 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Luske is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 259,803. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 49 percent reside, Gelderland, where 25 percent reside and Flevoland, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Luske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Luske has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luske last name rose 380 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Luske Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Luske last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Luske surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Luske earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.99% less than the national average, earning $38,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.51% less than the national average, earning $42,969 CAD per year.
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Luske Reference & Research
Lusk DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Lusk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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