Family name origins & meanings
- 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.