Find out how popular the last name Lukey is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lukey.

Lukey, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lukey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lukey in America

Lukey is the 96368th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lukey surname appeared 189 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lukey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lukey to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lukey

The surname Lukey originated in England, likely in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th centuries. It is believed to be a variant spelling of the Old English name "Luke," derived from the Latin name "Lucas," meaning "from Lucania," a region in southern Italy.

The earliest known record of the Lukey surname appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Sussex from 1296, where a Richard Lukey is mentioned as a taxpayer. Another early reference is found in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1347, which mentions a William Lukey.

The name Lukey is thought to have evolved from the Old English place name "Luca's ey," meaning "Luca's island" or "Luca's meadow." This suggests that the original bearers of the surname may have hailed from a place with a similar name or resided near such a location.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the Lukey surname was John Lukey, born around 1530, who served as a merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol, England. Another prominent figure was Sir Thomas Lukey (1578-1644), a member of the English gentry and a landowner in Lincolnshire.

In the 17th century, a family by the name of Lukey settled in the American colonies, with Thomas Lukey (1635-1708) being among the first recorded Lukeys in the New World. He established a homestead in Massachusetts and was a prominent citizen of the town of Newbury.

During the 18th century, the Lukey surname gained recognition through individuals like James Lukey (1725-1791), a British naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War, and Samuel Lukey (1751-1823), a renowned clockmaker and inventor from London.

In the 19th century, the Lukey surname was associated with notable figures such as William Lukey (1805-1875), a British politician and Member of Parliament for Worcestershire, and John Lukey (1828-1901), a Scottish artist and painter known for his landscapes and seascapes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lukey

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lukey.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lukey was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lukey has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lukey was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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