Luke Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Before spelling settled in the modern era, so Lukes could easily become Luke. The family name meaning is “Descendant of Luke (light)”, the same as for Lukes.

Spelling and variants

Luke drops the “s” of Lukes, a simplification that clerks often made. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

About 18,425 people in the United States were recorded as Luke in 2010, placing it 1,961 on the national list. That puts it inside the top 2,500 US surnames.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Lukes and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Luke family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.