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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : from a Silesian pet form of the Slavic personal name Lukášek, Slavic pet form of Lucas.
  • German : (Silesian and East Prussian) from a Slavic word meaning ‘duck’ (Polish kaczka; Czech kačka), hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a duck, or a metonymic occupational name for a breeder or keeper of ducks.

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