McLucas Surname

193,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

McLucas Surname Definition:

MACLUCAS, Maclugaish, Maclugash, Maclugish: Gaelic Mac Lucais, 'son of Lucas. ' Fergus M'Lucas was one of an inquisition held at Inverness on the lands of Dunmaglass in 1414 (Cawdor, p. 5), and a remission was granted to John Maklucas in 1524 (ibid.

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McLucas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2301:294,68227,291
Australia6741:40,0535,176
England1631:341,82924,929
Scotland1021:52,4884,471
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Wales111:281,32115,850
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland891:49,7744,200
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland891:42,0593,125
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1851:271,45222,076

McLucas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACLUCAS, Maclugaish, Maclugash, Maclugish: Gaelic Mac Lucais, 'son of Lucas. ' Fergus M'Lucas was one of an inquisition held at Inverness on the lands of Dunmaglass in 1414 (Cawdor, p. 5), and a remission was granted to John Maklucas in 1524 (ibid., p. 147). Fynlay M'Lowkas witnessed an instrument of sasine of Craginche in 1493 (OPS., II, p. 97), and Donald Maclugash was a charter witness at Castle Lachlan in 1502 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 71). Gillepatric McLugas acquired the hill steading of Garrachoran in Glen Lean, 1618 (McKechnie, Lament, p. 140). Iain M'CIuglashe was one of those murdered at Dunavertie in 1647 (HP., II, p. 257), and the name is also found in Bute in 1656 (Hewison, II, p. 270). Patrick M'Clugeis was tenant of Over Ardrosketill in 1664 (Isles), and Donald Roy M'Lugas in Ardtounishever was denounced rebel in 1675 (HP., I). John McClugass in Kilchrenan and Ard: McLeougas in Nether Lorn appear in 1692 (Commons, p. 32, 34), Finlay M'Clugash in Knockimily, parish of Dunoon, is in record in 1696 (Argyll Inv. ), and John M'Lougas in Nether Fairnocn, parish of Kilchrenan, in 1698 (ibid. ). The latter appears again in 1702 as M'Laugas (Argyll). MacLucas and MacClucas are found in Cowal in the eighteenth century. Prof. Watson informs me that the duke of Argyll assures him that the old personal name Mac Gille mo Luaig has also become Lucas in Argyllshire. Many persons have dropped their name Maciucas and have become Macdougalls in the north and Douglases in the south, and in Coll Lucas and MacLugais are now Macdougall. In the Isle of Man the name is current as Clucas. Maclagan's etymology (Perth incident, p. 329330) of the name from luath (swift) and cas (foot) is erroneous. The Cowal Maclucases are reckoned a sept of the Clan Lamond. McGlugas 1692, McLucase 1609.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McLucas Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLucas has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLucas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 193,023rd most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,342,911 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of McLucas reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,230 people, or 1 in 294,682. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States McLucas occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 31 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.

McLucas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McLucas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 665 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,482 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 54 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLucas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McLucas last name are 13.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McLucas earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,232 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $46,739 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Maclucas9398/
McClucas9393/
McLucus864/
McLuchs861/
McLugas860/
Moco Lucas821/
McClucus802/
McClocas800/
McLucuss800/
Mikluckas751/
McClucuse750/
McCluckes750/
McClacs710/
Maglacas67469/
Maglukas6730/
Miculics678/
Maclichs674/
McLackes673/
Miclocks671/
McKolics670/

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