Lucious

Lucious Meaning & Origin

About Lucious
The surname Lucious is derived from the Latin name "Lucius," which means "light" or "illumination." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of someone named Lucius. The name Lucius itself was commonly given to children born at dawn or to those who were believed to bring light or enlightenment to their families. As a surname, Lucious likely originated as a way to distinguish and trace the lineage of individuals with this given name.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lucious is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lucious: 774
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 30,250
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.26

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lucious based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Lucious is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LSS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L UW1 SH AH0 S
🌐 IPA
/lucious*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LSS', 'LXS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lucious in Braille

Here's how to represent Lucious in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lucious in braille

How to sign the name Lucious using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lucious using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lucious in sign language

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