Updated June 9, 2019

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Family name origins & meanings

  • English and German (also found in Alsace) : variant of English Luke, German Lukas.
  • German (also Lück) : from a short form of Lüdeke, a pet form of Ludolph (compare Liedtke 2) or occasionally from Ludwig or Lucas.
  • Dutch (van Luck) and English : habitational name from Luik, the Dutch name of the Belgian city of Liège.
  • Translation of the French Canadian secondary surnames Lachance and Lafortune.