# Lukas (surname)

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

A rare surname, also spelled Lucas.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,930 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,408 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 78,561 people |
| Change since 2000 | -5.9% (4,175 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Lucas (“a man from Lucania”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lukas 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lukas in Austria.

## People named Lukas

- Robert Lukas, Austrian ice hockey defenceman
- Elisabeth Lukas, Austrian psychologist

## Similar surnames

Lucas, Loucks, Lukes, Lukowski, Lukach, Lechuga, Laskowski, Lacasse, Lagos, Lakes, Lagasse, Locascio.

## 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.