# Lucas (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lucas/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Greek |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 107,690 |
| US rank (2010) | 286 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 2,867 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.2% (100,417 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluːkəs/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin Lucas, from Ancient Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lucas in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lucas in the United States, Brazil, Australia, the United Kingdom, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Algeria.

## People named Lucas

- George Lucas, American filmmaker and philanthropist (born 1944)
- Robert Lucas, American economist (1937–2023)
- Josh Lucas, American actor (born 1971)
- Isabel Lucas, Australian actress and model
- Jerry Lucas, American basketball player
- Matt Lucas, British actor, comedian and screenwriter
- Inah Canabarro Lucas, Brazilian nun and supercentenarian (1908–2025)
- Henry Lee Lucas, American convicted murderer and claimed serial killer (1936–2001)
- Joyner Lucas, American rapper (born 1988)
- Frank Lucas, American mobster (1930-2019)
- Wilfred Lucas, actor, Film director (1871–1940)
- Reggie Lucas, American musician, songwriter, record producer (1953–2018)

and 29 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Loucks, Lukas, Lucus, Lucchesi, Lucius, Luczak, Lechuga, Laskowski, Lacasse, Lagos, Lakes, Lagasse.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.