English: from a derivative of Lucas. This was (and is)
the common vernacular form of the name, being the one by which the
author of the fourth Gospel is known in English.English:
habitational name for someone from Liège in Belgium (Dutch
Luik).North German (Lüke): from a short form of
Lüdeke; Luedecke.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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