Luckins Surname

928,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Luckins 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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Luckins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:348,23825,208
Australia601:449,92835,109
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Latvia51:410,00928,210
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Luckins 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

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)

Luckin’s (Son); v. Luckin.

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

Luckins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luckins is found most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luckins? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 928,396th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 25,660,373 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Luckins live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 58 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 348,238. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Hampshire, where 22 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 16 percent are found and Surrey, where 11 percent are found. Besides England Luckins occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Luckins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Luckins has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Luckins surname expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luckins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Luckins last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Luckins earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.13% less than the national average, earning $27,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukins921,837/
Lucins9229/
Luckens86119/
Laucins8661/
Ludkins8639/
Luchins8635/
Lockins864/
Luskins863/
Lickins862/
Luikins860/
Loukins860/
Lucns832/
Lukns830/
Lutckens803/
Lauskins802/
Leutkins800/
Lukens774,634/
Likins77856/
Lucens7713/
Lokins776/
Lūkins772/
Leutckens751/
Luikens71392/
Laukens71286/
Luekens7178/
Lückens7154/
Lockens7144/
Leukens7127/
Lickens7116/
Lokkins7110/
Lutkens719/
Laucinš718/
Liutcns713/
Likinsh711/
Lookins711/
Lyukens711/
Lujkens711/
Lukinch711/
Luchens711/
Liekins710/
Lieckens67365/
Luquiens6750/
Leutkens671/
Liquiens670/

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