Look Surname
Approximately 10,431 people bear this surname
Look Surname Definition:
i) Bapt. 'the son of Luke.' Lucas was the more popular form. Yet the diminutives seem formed from Luke; v. Luckett, Luckin, and Luccock. (2) Local, 'of Luke,' i.e. Liege. For further proof, v. Luck (a).
Lucas de Luk, London, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameLook Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,564 | 1:101,700 | 11,258 |
| Germany | 1,951 | 1:41,264 | 5,435 |
| Malaysia | 1,304 | 1:22,618 | 2,070 |
| Uganda | 628 | 1:62,164 | 7,146 |
| Canada | 501 | 1:73,544 | 8,341 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Egypt | 244 | 1:376,786 | 23,402 |
| England | 170 | 1:327,753 | 24,219 |
| Australia | 159 | 1:169,784 | 17,425 |
| Philippines | 155 | 1:653,150 | 68,425 |
| Pakistan | 153 | 1:1,167,607 | 14,167 |
| Indonesia | 139 | 1:951,433 | 70,299 |
| Brazil | 89 | 1:2,405,330 | 73,774 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| Poland | 63 | 1:603,313 | 54,622 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Netherlands | 53 | 1:318,626 | 37,214 |
| Hong Kong | 41 | 1:178,914 | 2,965 |
| Argentina | 35 | 1:1,221,240 | 71,984 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 152 | 1:160,364 | 13,879 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 977 | 1:51,401 | 5,819 |
Look (1,579) may also be a first name.
Look Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
i) Bapt. 'the son of Luke.' Lucas was the more popular form. Yet the diminutives seem formed from Luke; v. Luckett, Luckin, and Luccock. (2) Local, 'of Luke,' i.e. Liege. For further proof, v. Luck (a).
Lucas de Luk, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Lucas de Lukes, London, ibid.
Katerina Luke, Norfolk, ibid.
1669. Nicholas Luke and Martha Tibby: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Luke'; v. Luke. This variant is found in Somerset.
1747. Married — John Look and Ann Whitcombe: St. George, Hanover Square.
Families of this name long had connection with Berwickshire, more particularly with the estates of Srottiswoode and Marchmont. The name is also found early in Glasgow. Adam (p. 138) says the habitat of the Lukes was the shores of Lochfyne, and that they are an offshoot of the Lamonts. Some Maclucases Englished their name as Luke (Buchanan of Auchmar). Henry Louk was curate in Linlithgow, 1530 (Johnsottn), John Luke or Louk rendered to Exchequer the accounts of the bailies of the burgh of Rutherglen, 1564—67 (ER., XIX, p. 277,370). John Louk was made burgess of Glasgow as burgess heir, 1582, and a later John Louke received the same privilege in 1691 (Burgesses). John Lowk is recorded in Eister Dalbeth, 1587 (Protocols, x), Daniel Luck in Little Dalganross was fined for reset of Clan Gregor, 1613 (RPC., XIV, p. 639), William Luck or Luik was member of Scots parliament for Forfar, 1650 (Hanna, II. p. 503), and Alexander Luke was dyer in Milntoun of Cluny, 1763 (Dunkeld). Lowik 1549. (2) Luke is now used as a shortened (English) form of MacGille Mo-Luaig.
For Luke, q.v.
The Christian name, besides standing per se as a family name, has given rise to several others, as Lukin, Luckins, Luckings, Luckock, Lucock, Locock, Luckett.
Look Demographics
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Look Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Look Come From? nationality or country of origin
Look (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻙ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Look? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 49,328th most frequently occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 698,643 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 36 percent of Look reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Look is also the 194,673rd most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 1,579 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,564 people, or 1 in 101,700. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent are found, Maine, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 91 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Malaysia, where 13 percent are found.
Look Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Look has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Look last name rose 365 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Look Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Look last name are 12.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.21% registered with the party.
The amount Look earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.81% less than the national average, earning R 119,268 per year; in United States they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning $49,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning $54,854 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loock | 89 | 5,118 | / |
| Looke | 89 | 443 | / |
| Lookk | 89 | 48 | / |
| Loogk | 89 | 16 | / |
| Lok | 86 | 49,895 | / |
| Loocke | 80 | 80 | / |
| Hlookh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Hlooks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lookke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lookhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lock | 75 | 41,571 | / |
| Loke | 75 | 23,800 | / |
| Luok | 75 | 4,256 | / |
| Louk | 75 | 2,844 | / |
| Lokh | 75 | 1,839 | / |
| Looc | 75 | 1,441 | / |
| Loyk | 75 | 1,407 | / |
| Loik | 75 | 855 | / |
| Lokk | 75 | 551 | / |
| Loek | 75 | 540 | / |
| Loog | 75 | 386 | / |
| Lokś | 75 | 348 | / |
| Liok | 75 | 245 | / |
| Lojk | 75 | 144 | / |
| Lohk | 75 | 144 | / |
| Hlok | 75 | 32 | / |
| Loox | 75 | 23 | / |
| Lhok | 75 | 22 | / |
| Lyok | 75 | 11 | / |
| Logk | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lotk | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lokø | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lokp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Looq | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lokt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Loïk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lokg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lozk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lokq | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loockke | 73 | 0 | / |
| Locke | 67 | 57,547 | / |
| Louck | 67 | 490 | / |
| Loick | 67 | 220 | / |
| Lokke | 67 | 201 | / |
| Louke | 67 | 138 | / |
| Loikh | 67 | 100 | / |
| Lioke | 67 | 89 | / |
| Lokhe | 67 | 79 | / |
| Luoke | 67 | 71 | / |
| Loike | 67 | 69 | / |
| Loksz | 67 | 44 | / |
| Lokkh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lyock | 67 | 16 | / |
| Loyke | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lockx | 67 | 14 | / |
| Loukx | 67 | 12 | / |
| Looschke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lloke | 67 | 7 | / |
| Loogh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loïck | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlokk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Losck | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loyks | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lliok | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lhoks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lohuk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loksø | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loïke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loiks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Luoks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hlokp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyzk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loykx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liokp | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Lok | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loške | 67 | 1 | / |
| Locck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loogs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loîke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lojck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lousk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Looct | 67 | 0 | / |
Look Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Look in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻙ | allwk | - |
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