Luckett Surname

44,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Luckett Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Luke,' from diminutive Luke-et, popularly Lucket (v. Luck); compare Emmott from Emma, or Collett from Cole (Nicholas).

Matilda Luket, Yorkshire, 1418: Surtees Society Publications

Walter Luket, Yorkshire, 1418: ibid.

Read More About This Surname

Luckett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,4391:38,4004,733
England1,5021:37,0964,851
Australia3661:73,7598,665
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Wales501:61,8915,534
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
France91:7,380,302306,885
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7411:32,8954,353
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1141:45,0805,219

Luckett (72) may also be a first name.

Luckett 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,' from diminutive Luke-et, popularly Lucket (v. Luck); compare Emmott from Emma, or Collett from Cole (Nicholas).

Matilda Luket, Yorkshire, 1418: Surtees Society Publications

Walter Luket, Yorkshire, 1418: ibid.

1629. Buried — Richard, s. Richard Luckett: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1802. Married — George Luckett and Rosanna Taylor: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Luck1 (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -et. The Anglo-French form was Luket (14th cent.).

Lucquet (with inserted -qu- to preserve the guttural c) and (more usually) Luquet, and Lucot, are fairly common surnames in France.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of little Luck, an English variant of Luke (light).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A diminutive of Luke.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Luckett Last Name Facts

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

Luckett is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luckett? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,681st most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 626,670 people. Luckett occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Luckett are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Luckett is also the 1,143,416th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 72 people.

Luckett is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 9,439 people, or 1 in 38,400. In The United States Luckett is most common in: Mississippi, where 13 percent live, Illinois, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Luckett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Luckett has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 847 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Luckett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Luckett surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Luckett surname are 4.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.8% being registered with the political party.

The amount Luckett earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.41% less than the national average, earning R 170,124 per year; in United States they earn 11.6% less than the national average, earning $38,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.42% more than the national average, earning $49,892 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luckette93176/
Louckett935/
Lucckett934/
Lucketth931/
Lucketts930/
Lucett9254/
Lucket9239/
Lukett924/
Lockett8624,855/
Luchett8612/
Lickett863/
Loukett861/
Loucket861/
Luckeyt861/
Luckitt861/
Lukette861/
Luskett860/
Luckeet860/
Lucketh860/
Luicett860/
Luckete860/
Lucet832,327/
Luket8330/
Lockettt804/
Licckett801/
Loockett801/
Lockkett801/
Locket77426/
Luchet77185/
Lucitt77156/
Lukete7731/
Laucet7726/
Lukeit7719/
Lokett7712/
Licket7711/
Lukiet776/
Lukket774/
Louket771/
Lucked771/
Luketz771/
Luketh771/
Loucet771/
Luceat771/
Lueket770/
D'Lockett751/
Locketttt750/
Louchet711,218/
Lockitt71142/
Lucquet71140/
Loukete7138/
Lauchet7134/
Lucchet7121/
Luquett719/
Lucceat714/
Lukkhet713/
Lockeet713/
Lookett712/
Lucheth711/
Lukhete711/
Leuchet711/
Logkett711/
Luckite710/
Luketch710/
Luquette67832/
Liket67230/
Louskitt6774/
Loket6752/
Lukit6710/
Lucit677/
Luked677/
Lucquete674/
Luced673/
Lukhethe672/
Luqet671/
Luccquet671/
Lockheet671/
Lukeitch671/
Laukheet670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luckett
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis