Luby

See also: luby

English

Etymology

As an Irish surname, from Ó Lúbaigh, from lúbach (“cunning”).
As a Polish surname, from the adjective luby (“beloved, dear”).

Proper noun

Luby (plural Lubys)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Luby is the 15178^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1941 individuals. Luby is most common among White (90.67%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Luby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 468.

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