Lucas in my family tree
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Flemish/Dutch: from the given name Lucas, a Latin form of Greek Loucas man from Lucania. Lucania was a region of Southern Italy that was perhaps originally named in an Italic dialect with a word meaning bright, shining. The name owed its popularity in the Middle Ages to St Luke the Evangelist.
Variants: English: Luke, Luck (the medieval vernacular forms); Look, Lock (North England and Scotland); Lugg (Devon). French: Luc. Flemish, Dutch: Lukas.
Cognates: Italian: Luca, Lucca, Luchi, Lucchi, Lucco. Catalan: Lluch. Low German: Lucks, Lauks, Lux, Laux. German (of Slavonic origin): Luksch, Lukesch. Czech: Lukáš, Lukeš; Káš. Polish: Łukasz, Łukoś; Łuczak. Ukranian: Lukash. Hungarian: Lukács (partly Jewish, in which case it is an adoption of the Hungarian name).
Diminutives: English: Luckett; Locket, Lockett, Lockitt (North England); Lockie, Lockey (Scotland). French: Lucazeau; Luquet, Lucot. Provençal: Lugol. Italian: Luchelli, Lucchelli, Luchetti, Lucchetti, Luchini, Lucchini, Lucotti. Low German: Lauxmann. German (of Slavonic origin): Lukaschek, Kaschke. Czech: Luášek; Kašek, Kašík. Polish: Łukasik, Łulka. Ukranian: Lukashenko. Belorussian: Lukashenya.
Augmentative: Italian: Luconi. Czech: Kašák.
Pejorative: French: Lucaud.
Patronymics: English: Luckes, Looks, Loukes. Scots: McLucas, McLugash, McLugaish, McLugish (Gaelic Mac Lucais). Manx: Clucas. Italian: De Luca, Di Lucca. Low German: Lukasen, Luxen. Dutch: Lucassen. Russian: Lukin, Lukinov. Ukranian: Lukashevich. Polish: Łukaszewicz, Łukasiewicz, Łukowicz. Croatian: Lukić, Luković, Lukač. Bulgarian: Lukanov.
Patronymics (from diminutives): Scots: McLukie, McLuckie, McLucky. Russian: Lukashev, Lukonin, Lukichyov, Lukinykh. Polish: Łukaszkiewicz, Łuczkiewicz. Croatian: Lučić.
Servant of Lucas: English: Lukeman, Luckman.
Habitation names: Polish: Łukaszewski, Łukowski.
A family called Lockett have been established in Cheshire for over 600 years. Henry Loket, named in a deed dated 1348, held land in Withington, and since the 16th century the family has held land at Sweltenham.
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