Loucks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Loucks family

The surname Loucks was first found in Berwickshire where the this surname is derived from the name of an ancestor as in 'the son of Luke,' which is popularly Luck and Luckie on the Scottish border. 1

Early History of the Loucks family

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Loucks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Luck, Luke, Louk, Louke, Loucks, Lucke and others.

Early Notables of the Loucks family

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Loucks Ranking

In the United States, the name Loucks is the 5,151^st most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Loucks family to Ireland

Some of the Loucks family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 59 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Loucks migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loucks Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Phillip Loucks, who settled in New England in 1709
Abarham Loucks, who arrived in New York in 1715-1716 3
Diedrich Loucks, who landed in New York in 1715-1716 3
Philip Loucks, who arrived in New York in 1715-1716 3
Johan Peter Loucks, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 3
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Loucks migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loucks Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Abraham Loucks U.E. who settled in Fredericksburgh [Greater Napanee], Ontario c. 1784 4
Mr. George Loucks U.E. who settled in Williamsburgh c. 1784 4
Mr. George Loucks U.E. who settled in Fredericksburgh [Greater Napanee], Ontario c. 1784 4
Mr. George Loucks U.E., "Jurge" who settled in Canada c. 1784 4
Mr. Henry Loucks U.E. who settled in Fredericksburgh [Greater Napanee], Ontario c. 1784 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Loucks Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Leonard Loucks, who landed in Canada in 1836

Contemporary Notables of the name Loucks (post 1700) +

Major-General Charles Ernest Loucks (1895-1987), American Commanding General of Rocky Mountain arsenal (1942-1944) 5
Edwin Earl Loucks, American professional football player
Alvin E. Loucks (1895-1973), American football player and coach
Scott Gregory Loucks, former American Major League Baseball outfielder
Don Loucks, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Texas State House of Representatives 28th District, 1996 6
Daniel K. Loucks, American politician, Member of South Dakota State House of Representatives 29th District, 1927-30 6
D. M. Loucks, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from York County, 1873-74 6
Charles J. Loucks, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Fort Worth, Texas, 1867-68 6
Charles Loucks (b. 1872), American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Wallingford, 1911-12, 1919-22 6
Augustus Loucks, American Republican politician, Postmaster at York, Pennsylvania, 1901-06 6
... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2012, April 2) Charles Loucks. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Loucks/Charles_Ernest/USA.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html