# Luke (surname)

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

An English surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Luck.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Greek |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 18,425 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,961 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 16,757 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.3% (17,016 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /luk/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Lk |

## Etymology

From Latin Lūcās, from Koine Greek Λουκᾶς (Loukâs). See the Greek entry for more.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Luke 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) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 5.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Luke in the United States, the People's Republic of China and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Luke

- Ned Luke, American actor (born 1958)
- Derek Luke, American actor
- Keye Luke, American actor (1904–1991)
- Jeremy Luke, American actor
- Frank Luke, American fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient (1897-1918)
- Harry Luke, British Colonial Governor
- Sylvia Luke, American politician (born 1967)
- Maxxine Dupri, American professional wrestler and wrestling manager

## Similar surnames

Lake, Luck, Luckey, Lueck, Lucky, Luque, Luk, Lyke, Lucke, Luecke, Louk, Luckie.

## 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.