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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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