Luck Surname
Approximately 23,905 people bear this surname
Luck Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Luke,' popularly Luck and Luckie on the Scottish border.
1624. Married — Sir Samaell Lucke and Elizabeth Freeman: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1637. Baptised — Samuell, s.
Read More About This SurnameLuck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,382 | 1:43,243 | 5,306 |
| England | 3,746 | 1:14,874 | 2,196 |
| Australia | 2,981 | 1:9,056 | 1,344 |
| Germany | 2,561 | 1:31,435 | 4,137 |
| Canada | 1,027 | 1:35,877 | 4,575 |
| South Africa | 707 | 1:76,630 | 9,517 |
| Brazil | 472 | 1:453,547 | 17,201 |
| Pakistan | 413 | 1:432,552 | 7,910 |
| France | 349 | 1:190,323 | 29,635 |
| Nigeria | 337 | 1:525,646 | 25,906 |
| Switzerland | 311 | 1:26,408 | 4,089 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Indonesia | 242 | 1:546,484 | 44,089 |
| Chile | 193 | 1:91,277 | 3,514 |
| India | 181 | 1:4,237,930 | 112,703 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| New Zealand | 118 | 1:38,376 | 6,521 |
| Argentina | 89 | 1:480,263 | 35,686 |
| Peru | 65 | 1:488,987 | 14,013 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Thailand | 62 | 1:1,139,328 | 167,850 |
| Netherlands | 60 | 1:281,453 | 34,544 |
| China | 57 | 1:23,988,098 | 1,316 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Panama | 46 | 1:85,049 | 3,429 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 1:685,912 | 32,468 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Ireland | 30 | 1:156,965 | 7,012 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Cambodia | 16 | 1:967,947 | 5,331 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Finland | 13 | 1:422,823 | 27,659 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Nicaragua | 10 | 1:602,109 | 3,988 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 1:221,493 | 10,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,459 | 1:9,913 | 1,496 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:162,749 | 6,621 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
The alternate forms: Lück (16,231) are calculated separately.
Luck (7,563) may also be a first name.
Luck Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Luke,' popularly Luck and Luckie on the Scottish border.
1624. Married — Sir Samaell Lucke and Elizabeth Freeman: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1637. Baptised — Samuell, s. Sir Samuell Lake: ibid.
Lucke Moffett, for one howse, 1631: Raine's History and Antiquities of North Durham.
Hence diminutives Luckett and Luckin, which see.
(a) Local, 'of Luke,' probably Liege in the Netherlands, with which province and city we were closely related by commercial ties. Andrew Borde says in his Boke of Knowledge, 'The lond of Lewke is a pleasant countre, the chiefe towne is the cytie of Lewke. The speche is base Doche' (quoted by Lower).
Theobald de Luke, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reynen de Luke, Yorkshire, ibid.
William Lucke, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John de Lake, 1317. Writs of Parliament.
1733. Married — Richard Luckie and Jane Warden: St. George, Hanover Square.
1756. — Thomas Luck and Jane Featherston: ibid.
1 the French Luc = Luke: v. Lucas.
2 belonging to Luc (France) = the Stead [Old French lu(e)c, lu, Latin loc-us, a place] Luc-sur-Mer, Calvados, was Luques A.D. 1675 and Lu A.D. 1077.
Lucas de Luk.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Descendant of Luck or Luke (light).
A native either of Lucca, in Italy, or of Liege, in the Netherlands. Speaking of the latter town, Andrew Borde, in his Boke of Knowledge, says: "The lond of Lewke is a pleasaunt countre; the cheefe towne is the cytie of Lewke. The speche is base Doch." Or it may be from one of the parishes of Luc-sur-mer, or Luc-le-chateau, in Normandy.
1. From Luke. 2. From Lucca, in Italy. There is however the German Glück.
From the Flemish, Luc, Lucq; a personal name.
Luck was the name of the rector of Sevington in 1727; and in the reign of Elizabeth, Richard Luck owned Newhall manor, Sheppey (H.).
Luck Demographics
Average Luck Salary in
United States
$43,081 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Luck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luck (Marathi: लूक) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Lück. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luck? popularity and diffusion
Luck is the 22,721st most common last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 304,854 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Luck live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 73,800th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 7,563 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8,382 people, or 1 in 43,243. In The United States Luck is mostly found in: Virginia, where 12 percent live, North Carolina, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 117 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Luck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Luck has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Luck last name rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 967 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Luck Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (55%) in Ireland and Muslim (50%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Luck surname are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.54% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Luck earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 153.37% more than the national average, earning 876,878 kr per year; in Peru they earn 29.64% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,640 per year; in South Africa they earn 50.18% more than the national average, earning R 356,892 per year; in United States they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning $43,081 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,094 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lück | 92 | 16,231 | / |
| Lucke | 89 | 5,506 | / |
| Lueck | 89 | 5,397 | / |
| Lauck | 89 | 4,242 | / |
| Leuck | 89 | 1,899 | / |
| Luick | 89 | 845 | / |
| Louck | 89 | 490 | / |
| Luyck | 89 | 247 | / |
| Lluck | 89 | 96 | / |
| Luckh | 89 | 63 | / |
| Lutck | 89 | 7 | / |
| Lusck | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hluck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Luuck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Liuck | 89 | 2 | / |
| Luckk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lguck | 89 | 1 | / |
| Luchk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lucck | 89 | 0 | / |
| Luc | 86 | 79,581 | / |
| Luk | 86 | 62,394 | / |
| Luyckx | 80 | 5,063 | / |
| Leuckx | 80 | 348 | / |
| Laucks | 80 | 347 | / |
| Laucke | 80 | 211 | / |
| Luycks | 80 | 81 | / |
| Luickx | 80 | 43 | / |
| Leucke | 80 | 38 | / |
| Luicke | 80 | 37 | / |
| Loucke | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lutcke | 80 | 5 | / |
| Llueck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luckht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lleuck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luthck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luscke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlauck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luicks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leusck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lucktt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Luke | 75 | 80,019 | / |
| Luik | 75 | 3,256 | / |
| Louk | 75 | 2,844 | / |
| Lick | 75 | 2,091 | / |
| Lauk | 75 | 1,885 | / |
| Lauc | 75 | 671 | / |
| Lukk | 75 | 660 | / |
| Luyk | 75 | 586 | / |
| Liuk | 75 | 436 | / |
| Luuk | 75 | 381 | / |
| Lucq | 75 | 309 | / |
| Leuk | 75 | 278 | / |
| Lyuk | 75 | 265 | / |
| Lukš | 75 | 212 | / |
| Louc | 75 | 75 | / |
| Luic | 75 | 53 | / |
| Luek | 75 | 39 | / |
| Liuc | 75 | 26 | / |
| Lluc | 75 | 24 | / |
| Lukh | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lujc | 75 | 13 | / |
| Hluk | 75 | 10 | / |
| Leuc | 75 | 8 | / |
| Luhk | 75 | 8 | / |
| Lugk | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lluk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lucc | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lutk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lucx | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lukg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luct | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lucg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukĺ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luhc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyuc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luzc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luijckx | 73 | 322 | / |
| Luijcks | 73 | 104 | / |
| Luthcke | 73 | 65 | / |
| Luckova | 73 | 48 | / |
| Lucková | 73 | 39 | / |
| Lucksch | 73 | 12 | / |
| Lauschk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Luckowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luuyckx | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lauscke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leuscke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ludtcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luttcke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loock | 67 | 5,118 | / |
| Hlukh | 67 | 1,087 | / |
| Lieck | 67 | 622 | / |
| Luijk | 67 | 547 | / |
| Lauke | 67 | 546 | / |
| Leuschke | 67 | 544 | / |
| Luycx | 67 | 323 | / |
| Lyukh | 67 | 305 | / |
| Luyks | 67 | 155 | / |
| Louke | 67 | 138 | / |
| Luyke | 67 | 137 | / |
| Luiks | 67 | 116 | / |
| Liuke | 67 | 105 | / |
| Lukke | 67 | 104 | / |
| Leuke | 67 | 70 | / |
| Lukht | 67 | 63 | / |
| Ludtk | 67 | 31 | / |
| Lukhe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Luikh | 67 | 29 | / |
| Loucq | 67 | 28 | / |
| Hlyuk | 67 | 26 | / |
| Leukh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Lyauk | 67 | 15 | / |
| Loukx | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lyuik | 67 | 11 | / |
| Luike | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lücks | 67 | 11 | / |
| Laukh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hluke | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gliuk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luhks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lukšė | 67 | 6 | / |
| Louckova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Luykh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lukkh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Luhcs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lahuk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lucqs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hhluk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loucs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leusk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laucė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lohuk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liuks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lushk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llusk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Locck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luccs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lucsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhkp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lousk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liuic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laucková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lujkh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hluic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luitk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lutcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loucková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luicp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laugk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laukė | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Luk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lucch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ludcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luttk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lguuc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lucss | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lluke | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lausk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Liuek | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leutc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luekh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leucs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lugch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Licck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lusks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luhke | 67 | 0 | / |
Luck Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luck in the Marathi language | ||
| लूक | luka | - |
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