The Luby surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,941 people carried this name — #15,178 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,855 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 105 people named Luby.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Hautes-Pyrénées.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
42 people named Luby have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 46 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 5 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Luby in American newspapers,
1901–1915.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,411 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Luby,
with a public archive behind them.
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Thomas Clarke Luby 1822–1901 · writer -
Edna Luby 1884–1928 · actor -
Thomas Luby 1800–1870 · mathematician
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Thomas Luby 1800–1870 · mathematician
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Thomas Luby 1800–1870 · mathematician
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Jane Rathborne 1818–1900
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Luby.
- Lozier 2,686 · U.S. census
- Lozzi 402 · U.S. census
- Lu 35,628 · U.S. census
- Lubert 337 · U.S. census
- Lubin 4,601 · U.S. census
- Lubrano 1,079 · U.S. census
- Luc 2,636 · U.S. census
- Luca 1,837 · U.S. census
- Lucarelli 1,949 · U.S. census
- Lucarini 210 · U.S. census
- Lucas 107,690 · U.S. census
- Lucca 938 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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