Luke

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Luke

Gender: English
Language: English
Etymology:
Luke is the Middle English form of Loukas, a Late Greek name which meant “From Lucania.”

History:
Luke was not found in England at all before the 12th century, but has been fairly common ever since.

Pronunciation: loook.

Alternates: Loukas.
Czech: Lukás.
Catalan: Lluc, Lluch.
Finnish: Luukas.
French: Luc.
German: Lukas.
Hawaiian: Luka.
Hungarian: Lukács.
Irish Gaelic: Lúcás.
Italian: Luca.
Latin: Lucas.
Polish: Lukasz.
Russian: Luka.
Scottish Gaelic: Lùcas.
Welsh: Luc, Lug.

Surnames:
English: Lucas, Luck, Luckett, Lucock, Luckin, Lukas, Lukin.

Also see: Lucas.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Lukas Foss (1922-)
German-American composer.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Luc Holste (1596-1661)
Classical scholar.
Luc de Clapiers, Marquis de Vauvenargues (1715-1747)
French moralist and essayist.

Fictional Characters:
Luke Skywalker (1977)
From the movie Star Wars, and its sequels.

Miscellaneous:
Luke Hansard (1752-1828)
British printer.

Political Figures:
Luke Poland (1815-1887)
American politician.

Religious Figures:
Saint Luke (1st century)
The author of the third Gospel.

Singers and Entertainers:
Lukas Haas (1976-)
American actor.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.040 % named Luke
0.031 % named Lucas

Popularity of Luke:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 172nd most popular.
1875: 222nd most popular.
1900-1910: 383rd most popular.
1910-1920: 440th most popular.
1920-1930: 473rd most popular.
1930-1940: 572nd most popular.
1940-1950: 586th most popular.
1950-1960: 584th most popular.
1960-1970: 383rd most popular.
1970-1980: 228th most popular.
1980-1990: 112th most popular.
1990: 125th most popular.
1991: 119th most popular.
1992: 96th most popular.
1993: 98th most popular.
1994: 94th most popular.
1995: 81st most popular.
1996: 76th most popular.
1997: 78th most popular.
1998: 76th most popular.
1999: 68th most popular.
2000: 59th most popular.
2001: 51st most popular.
2002: 47th most popular.
2003: 47th most popular.

In Ireland...
1998: 15th most popular.
1999: 14th most popular.
2000: 8th most popular.
2001: 9th most popular.
2002: 10th most popular.
2003: 11th most popular.

Popularity of Lukas:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1980: N/A
1980-1990: 735th most popular.
1990: 529th most popular.
1991: 520th most popular.
1992: 455th most popular.
1993: 446th most popular.
1994: 431st most popular.
1995: 417th most popular.
1996: 381st most popular.
1997: 393rd most popular.
1998: 388th most popular.
1999: 368th most popular.
2000: 367th most popular.
2001: 334th most popular.
2002: 318th most popular.
2003: 306th most popular.

Popularity of Luc:
Popularity (for newborns):
In France...
1900-1910: N/A
1918: 192nd most popular.
1920: 193rd most popular.
1930: 142nd most popular.
1940: 103rd most popular.
1950: 65th most popular.
1960: 50th most popular.
1970: 68th most popular.
1980: 130th most popular.
1990: 137th most popular.
2000: 127th most popular.