Family name origins & meanings
- German : from the personal name Lukas (see Lucas), or from the female personal name Liutgard (from Old High German liut ‘people’ + gard ‘protection’). The latter was a popular name in medieval times; among others it was the name of the daughter of emperor Otto I and the wife of Charlemagne.
- German : short form of the personal name Laurentius (see Lawrence), of Slavic origin.