Luke Surname

7,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Luke 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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Luke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,6311:15,3381,941
Nigeria12,2831:14,4221,431
Papua New Guinea9,3051:87625
South Sudan5,2841:2,160418
England4,6731:11,9231,753
Australia4,5261:5,965872
Malawi2,6401:6,485933
Ghana1,7321:15,6012,007
Canada1,5311:24,0663,271
South Africa1,4801:36,6074,696
Egypt1,0371:88,6567,732
India9011:851,34937,536
New Zealand7381:6,1361,031
Kenya6371:72,4966,822
Sri Lanka5851:35,5704,375
Germany5311:151,61118,178
Scotland4681:11,4401,545
Lebanon4611:12,2281,758
Iraq4351:80,5102,624
Wales3981:7,775866
Hong Kong3941:18,618428
Vanuatu3931:670148
Guyana3841:1,985354
Jamaica3661:7,841916
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
DR Congo3221:229,44022,327
Trinidad and Tobago3131:4,358717
Liberia2881:15,3071,601
Dominica2551:29877
Indonesia1941:681,69753,131
Northern Ireland1931:9,5601,536
Malaysia1741:169,50710,320
Mexico1421:874,12812,199
Botswana1381:15,8473,103
Barbados1321:2,178391
United Arab Emirates1271:72,1446,726
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Antigua and Barbuda1231:806138
Chile1231:143,2234,985
France1231:540,02273,838
Solomon Islands1081:5,371734
Zimbabwe1051:147,03118,799
China911:15,025,512882
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Albania881:33,1145,012
Netherlands831:203,46028,061
Marshall Islands771:673148
Spain701:667,88629,788
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Iran571:1,347,06255,719
Ireland521:90,5575,084
Taiwan521:450,8603,427
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Thailand501:1,412,767195,138
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Czechia461:231,16232,089
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
United States Virgin Islands431:2,567442
Micronesia421:2,530468
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Turkey401:1,945,53668,232
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Honduras371:238,2822,434
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Norway301:171,41020,526
Syria291:665,5525,809
Latvia281:73,21610,778
Nicaragua281:215,0392,611
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Uganda241:1,626,63757,482
Colombia231:2,077,13412,400
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Panama221:177,8305,396
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Afghanistan131:2,473,32216,278
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines111:10,242786
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Togo91:805,3086,372
Zambia91:1,761,10232,119
Cuba71:1,646,1028,141
Finland71:785,24338,644
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cook Islands51:3,636866
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Saint Kitts and Nevis51:11,040818
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Malta41:107,5681,849
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Macau21:300,8151,009
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2711:16,3462,035
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1531:11,3221,733
Scotland5371:6,971989
Wales2201:7,129457
Jersey121:4,324761
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2731:15,3431,968

The alternate forms: Lüke (4,606) are calculated separately.

Luke (348,959) may also be a first name.

Luke 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)

1 from the A.-French form (French Luc) of Lucas, q.v.

As Luc therof witnesseth.—Piers Plowman, 13854.

... as seith Seint Luc.—Chaucer, The Persouns Tale, 702.

2 v. Luck2.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Man from Lucania”, ancient city in Southern Italy.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Descendant of Luke (light).

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

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

William de Leuca, Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From St. Luc, near Evreux, Normandy. Simon de St. Luc, England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

User-submitted Reference

This notable surname derives from the given name 'Lucas', a Latin form of the Greek 'Loucas' meaning man from Lucania. Lucania was a region of Southern Italy that was perhaps originally named in an Italic dialect with a word meaning bright, shining. The Latin form of the name, Lucas, was a great favourite as a personal name in the Middle Ages, due in part to the popularity of St. Luke the Evangelist. St. Luke was a doctor and a painter, and there is an ancient suggestion that the name means 'a patient person'. Lucas is held to be the learned form of Luke, and is found in France in the same spelling, from where it may be locational from Luick in Flanders, for example Lucas de Luke appears in the Pipe Rolls of London (1274). London Church Records list the marriage of Christopher Lucas to Margaret Medcalfe, on January 27th 1571 at St. Botolph's, Bishopsgate. A Coat of Arms granted to a Lucas family is silver, a fess between six red annulets. The Crest is out of a gold ducal coronet, a red dragon's head and shoulders, wings erect. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Euerard Lucas, which was dated 1153, in the 'Records of the Templars in England in the 12th Century', Hertfordshire, during the reign of King Stephen, known as 'Count of Blois', 1135 - 1154. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to 'develop' often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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Luke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luke (Hindi: ल्यूक, Marathi: लुके, Oriya: ଲୁେକ, Russian: Луке) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Lüke. For other potential spellings of Luke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,093rd most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 91,073 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 34 percent of Luke are found; 31 percent are found in North America and 31 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Luke is also the 2,987th most frequently used forename on earth, held by 348,959 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 23,631 people, or 1 in 15,338. In The United States Luke is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 144 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent are found.

Luke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Luke surname increased 722 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Luke Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Luke last name is primarily Presbyterian (52%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Maronite (46%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Luke surname are 16.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.2% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.07% less than the national average, earning 269,707 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning R 236,292 per year; in Colombia they earn 62.39% more than the national average, earning $36,867,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.15% more than the national average, earning $43,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $51,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüke924,606/
Lucke895,506/
Lukeš892,734/
Lukey891,181/
Lueke89754/
Lauke89546/
Lukie89463/
Lukei89144/
Louke89138/
Luyke89137/
Liuke89105/
Lukke89104/
Lukje8985/
Leuke8970/
Lukee8955/
Lukeu8950/
Lukhe8930/
Luike8911/
Lyuke8910/
Luuke898/
Hluke898/
Lukej898/
Lukea895/
Lukeś892/
Lukge891/
Lluke890/
Luhke890/
Luk8662,394/
Luckey807,346/
Luckie802,839/
Luecke802,555/
Leukeu80356/
Laucke80211/
Lutker80207/
Luttke80143/
Luckei8060/
Llukes8059/
Leutke8054/
Luikes8052/
Ludkey8050/
Luthke8043/
Leucke8038/
Luicke8037/
Leudke8029/
Luikey8027/
Hlutke8025/
Loukeh8023/
Loucke8021/
Laukei8015/
Lutkes8014/
Lukhey8014/
Lyudke809/
Luckee808/
Lautke808/
Laukhe807/
Lauker806/
Luijke805/
Loukea805/
Hluike805/
Lutcke805/
Lukeij804/
Lukett804/
Luyker803/
Lukech803/
Liutke803/
Lukked802/
Lukheh802/
Lutdke802/
Lukche802/
Lutkey801/
Luehke801/
Luekee801/
Luekey801/
Luekie801/
Luketz801/
Lukkhe801/
Liuker801/
Leuske801/
Laukea801/
Laukee801/
Loukey801/
Luscke801/
Loukee801/
Loukei801/
Loukeu801/
Loukie801/
Luke'e801/
Laukeu801/
L'Luke801/
Leukep801/
Lukkie801/
Louket801/
Luizke801/
Liukei801/
Luukes801/
Luddke800/
Laukey800/
Luskea800/
Luitke800/
Luskee800/
Luidke800/
Luka75155,587/
Luck7523,905/
Luce7523,882/
Loke7523,800/
Like7518,413/
Luik753,256/
Louk752,844/
Luky752,741/
Luki752,029/
Lauk751,885/
Lukk75660/
Luyk75586/
Liuk75436/
Luuk75381/
Leuk75278/
Lyuk75265/
Lukš75212/
Lukh7514/
Hluk7510/
Luqe7510/
Luhk758/
Lugk757/
Lluk753/
Lutk753/
Lukg751/
Lukj751/
Luký751/
Lukĺ751/
Lukś751/
Lukc751/
Lukp751/
Lukt751/
Lukesch73564/
Lautker73101/
Luthcke7365/
Louckes7345/
Leucker7340/
Luckhee7336/
Leudtke7329/
Luchkei7324/
Leuthke7318/
Hlusker7311/
Luckhie737/
Lukejje737/
Hluzker736/
Loukeas735/
Lauszke735/
Lukeová734/
Luckhey734/
Luckeis733/
Lukkhet733/
Laukker732/
Lhukher732/
Lyudtke732/
Lukaaye732/
Luckeea732/
Luckepp731/
Luckeyt731/
Luckher731/
Lueckeh731/
Lueckey731/
Loucker731/
Loucket731/
Loukett731/
Loukked731/
Leuckie731/
Louskey731/
Lauckes731/
Lutdtke731/
Luchker731/
Loutkei731/
Lukieyi731/
Lukujje731/
Luithke731/
Lauscke731/
Leuscke731/
Luckhea731/
Ludcker731/
Ludtcke731/
Loukche731/
Luttcke731/
Laudtke731/
Liuskey730/
Loudker730/
Luckehe730/
Lauskey730/
Luskeep730/
Lukeash730/
Ludtkee730/
Lukkerr730/
Luskett730/
Luketch730/
Luidkey730/
Lucketh730/
Luckerr730/
Lucky67133,195/
Luque67129,026/
Locke6757,547/
Lücke6710,010/
Lucey677,442/
Louka677,361/
Lukka676,250/
Lauck674,242/
Likie673,583/
Luche673,130/
Lique673,026/
Lukhi672,575/
Lugue672,495/
Lokey672,342/
Lokee671,907/
Leuck671,899/
Lucea671,388/
Hlukh671,087/
Louki671,044/
Lukoa67969/
Lukaj67854/
Luick67845/
Lluka67741/
Lukio67730/
Lieke67722/
Luijk67547/
Leuschke67544/
Louck67490/
Looke67443/
Liuka67411/
Likhe67394/
Louky67388/
Lueki67329/
Lyukh67305/
Lukyi67304/
Leuce67284/
Lukha67265/
Lokea67262/
Lauce67260/
Luyck67247/
Lauka67212/
Lokke67201/
Lucká67199/
Lukay67194/
Lüker67187/
Lukai67179/
Lyuki67178/
Lokei67174/
Luyks67155/
Lucký67141/
Licke67140/
Lokie67137/
Leuki67127/
Lucce67125/
Luice67123/
Luiks67116/
Lluck6796/
Likeh6791/
Lokhe6779/
Lukyo6775/
Lukki6765/
Luckh6763/
Lukht6763/
Lauki6763/
Lukky6757/
Lujka6752/
Leuka6751/
Likey6751/
Likei6749/
Luika6749/
Likke6745/
Luiki6744/
Louce6743/
Lukoi6734/
Ludtk6731/
Luikh6729/
Lukui6726/
Hlyuk6726/
Lugka6725/
Lukiy6721/
Lukaa6721/
Lukuy6718/
Leukh6717/
Loeke6717/
Lußky6717/
Lyauk6715/
Lucei6713/
Loukx6712/
Lukca6712/
Lukéj6712/
Lyuik6711/
Lyuka6711/
Luyce6710/
Laukh679/
Likee679/
Luckheea678/
Luceh677/
Lukoj677/
Lutck677/
Lueky677/
Lloke677/
Gliuk676/
Luhks676/
Lauky676/
Løike676/
Lukšė676/
Liuce675/
Louckett675/
Luykh674/
Lukkh674/
Lahuk674/
Lukejová674/
Lucckett674/
Lucee674/
Likea674/
Lukhy674/
Luqie674/
Luiky674/
Lusck673/
Leuqe673/
Hhluk672/
Hluck672/
Hluka672/
Louqe672/
Leusk672/
Lohuk672/
Liuki672/
Liuks672/
Luuck672/
Luqer672/
Lukiç672/
Likeu672/
Liuck672/
Luyka671/
Lushk671/
Luuki671/
Lluky671/
Llusk671/
Lucketth671/
Luckk671/
Luhkp671/
Lukeitch671/
Lukih671/
Lousk671/
Liuqe671/
Lguck671/
Lujkh671/
Luitk671/
Lukoy671/
Lúque671/
Luqet671/
Luíce671/
Lukňa671/
Luikè671/
Laugk671/
Laukė671/
L'Luk671/
Luchk671/
Luttk671/
Leukj671/
Lucketts670/
Laukheet670/
Lausk670/
Lucck670/
Leuky670/
Lihke670/
Lusks670/
Ligke670/

Luke Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luke in the Oriya language
ଲୁେକlueka95.24
ଲୁକluka4.76
Luke in the Hindi language
ल्यूकlyuka76.47
लुकेluke11.76
लूकluka8.82
लूकेluke2.94
Luke in the Marathi language
लुकेluke51.04
लुकluka36.46
लूकेluke7.29
लूकluka5.21
Luke in the Russian language
Лукеluke-

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