Look Surname

49,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malaysia

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.

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Look Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5641:101,70011,258
Germany1,9511:41,2645,435
Malaysia1,3041:22,6182,070
Uganda6281:62,1647,146
Canada5011:73,5448,341
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
England1701:327,75324,219
Australia1591:169,78417,425
Philippines1551:653,15068,425
Pakistan1531:1,167,60714,167
Indonesia1391:951,43370,299
Brazil891:2,405,33073,774
India771:9,961,888192,972
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Poland631:603,31354,622
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Hong Kong411:178,9142,965
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
China181:75,962,3094,162
France151:4,428,181244,602
Israel141:611,26042,949
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Norway101:514,22941,629
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Curaçao41:39,312638
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malta11:430,2723,380
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Dominica11:75,891912
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:160,36413,879
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9771:51,4015,819

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Luke, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Look Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Look Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Look (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻙ) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Look? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,328th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 698,643 people. The last name 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. It is also the 194,673rd most frequent given name globally, held by 1,579 people.

The surname Look is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,564 people, or 1 in 101,700. In The United States Look is mostly concentrated in: California, where 16 percent live, Maine, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 91 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent live and Malaysia, where 13 percent live.

Look Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Look has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 365 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Look Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Look are 12.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.21% being registered to vote for 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

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Loock895,118/
Looke89443/
Lookk8948/
Loogk8916/
Lok8649,895/
Loocke8080/
Hlookh8012/
Hlooks801/
Lookke801/
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Lock7541,571/
Loke7523,800/
Luok754,256/
Louk752,844/
Lokh751,839/
Looc751,441/
Loyk751,407/
Loik75855/
Lokk75551/
Loek75540/
Loog75386/
Lokś75348/
Liok75245/
Lojk75144/
Lohk75144/
Hlok7532/
Loox7523/
Lhok7522/
Lyok7511/
Logk757/
Lotk756/
Lokø754/
Lokp753/
Looq753/
Lokt753/
Loïk752/
Lokg751/
Lozk751/
Lokq751/
Loockke730/
Locke6757,547/
Louck67490/
Loick67220/
Lokke67201/
Louke67138/
Loikh67100/
Lioke6789/
Lokhe6779/
Luoke6771/
Loike6769/
Loksz6744/
Lokkh6730/
Lyock6716/
Loyke6714/
Lockx6714/
Loukx6712/
Looschke678/
Lloke677/
Loogh675/
Loïck675/
Hlokk674/
Losck674/
Loyks674/
Lliok673/
Lhoks673/
Lohuk672/
Loksø672/
Loïke672/
Loiks672/
Luoks672/
Hlokp671/
Loyzk671/
Loykx671/
Liokp671/
L'Lok671/
Loške671/
Locck671/
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Loîke671/
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Look Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Look in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻮﻙallwk-

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