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.
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