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LUCAS

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There are approximately 31,724 people named Lucas in the UK. That makes it the 294th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 502 are named Lucas.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
From name of parent

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The Lucas surname in historical dictionaries

LUCAS. Gr. and Lat. Luke. Why the name of this evangelist should have become a family name in its original form, while the other three are only so in their anglicised shape, is not apparent. The Encycl. Herald, assigns eleven diflerent coats to Lucas, but only one to Luke.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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