Lucke Surname
Approximately 5,506 people bear this surname
Lucke 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 SurnameLucke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,861 | 1:28,139 | 3,708 |
| United States | 1,725 | 1:210,121 | 20,556 |
| Australia | 176 | 1:153,385 | 16,171 |
| Brazil | 176 | 1:1,216,331 | 41,961 |
| Netherlands | 122 | 1:138,419 | 21,220 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Austria | 49 | 1:173,784 | 22,520 |
| South Africa | 40 | 1:1,354,443 | 73,245 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Argentina | 23 | 1:1,858,409 | 95,340 |
| Costa Rica | 17 | 1:281,181 | 3,072 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Lücke (10,010) are calculated separately.
Lucke (156) may also be a first name.
Lucke 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.
Luck was the name of the rector of Sevington in 1727; and in the reign of Elizabeth, Richard Luck owned Newhall manor, Sheppey (H.).
Lucke Demographics
Average Male Lucke Height
176.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lucke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lucke Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lucke is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Lücke. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lucke? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lucke is the 87,370th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,323,564 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Lucke reside; 55 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 735,679th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 156 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,861 people, or 1 in 28,139. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent live, Brandenburg, where 16 percent live and Berlin, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Lucke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lucke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lucke last name grew 86,250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lucke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lucke surname are 15.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.35% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lucke earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 59.06% more than the national average, earning R 377,988 per year; in United States they earn 15.2% more than the national average, earning $49,706 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.42% more than the national average, earning $56,352 CAD per year.
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