Luckie Surname
Approximately 2,839 people bear this surname
Luckie 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 SurnameLuckie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,752 | 1:206,883 | 20,278 |
| Australia | 367 | 1:73,558 | 8,644 |
| Mexico | 204 | 1:608,462 | 10,023 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| Guyana | 57 | 1:13,372 | 1,858 |
| Canada | 55 | 1:669,920 | 54,285 |
| New Zealand | 48 | 1:94,340 | 12,897 |
| Ireland | 44 | 1:107,021 | 5,562 |
| Northern Ireland | 23 | 1:80,219 | 5,468 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 1:159,442 | 5,298 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Nauru | 4 | 1:2,970 | 349 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 73 | 1:333,909 | 21,641 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
Luckie (675) may also be a first name.
Luckie 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.
A diminutive of Luke, which see. John Luckie in Spittell, Aberdeenshire, 1724 (Aberdeen CR.). compare Macluckie.
= Luck1 (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. e)y, -ie.
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.
A Scottish surname; like the classical Felix, Fortunatus, &c.
1. From Luke. 2. From Lucca, in Italy. There is however the German Glück.
From the Old Norse, Loki; nickname from the French, Lucké; from the German, Lücke; in the Domesday Book, Lochi; 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.).
Luckie Demographics
Average Luckie Salary in
United States
$43,192 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Luckie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luckie Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Luckie is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Luckie? popularity and diffusion
The last name Luckie is the 154,609th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,566,941 people. The last name Luckie occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Luckie reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Luckie is also the 319,040th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 675 people.
Luckie is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,752 people, or 1 in 206,883. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Alabama, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Mexico, where 7 percent reside.
Luckie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Luckie has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Luckie last name increased 674 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 259 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Luckie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Luckie are 27.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.73% registered with the political party.
The amount Luckie earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.1% more than the national average, earning $43,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning $53,793 CAD per year.
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