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Early Origins of the Lucky family

The surname Lucky 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 Lucky family

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Lucky Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Lucky family

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Lucky Ranking

In the United States, the name Lucky is the 7,013rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 2

Ireland Migration of the Lucky family to Ireland

Some of the Lucky 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.


United States Lucky migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lucky Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • James Lucky, aged 21, who landed in New York, NY in 1803 3
  • Theoph Lucky, who arrived in New York, NY in 1812 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Lucky (post 1700) +

  • R. H. Lucky, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1904 4
  • E. T. Lucky, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Arkansas, 1924 4


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. 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)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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