Show ContentsLucking History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Lucking family

The surname Lucking was first found in Salop (Shropshire) where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1221 when Luuken held estates.

Early History of the Lucking family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lucking research. Another 135 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1348, 1358, 1365, 1366, 1455, 1487, 1622, 1647, 1653, 1660, 1664, 1679 and 1680 are included under the topic Early Lucking History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lucking Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lovekyn, Lovekin, Lufkin, Lucken, Luckens, Luckyn, Luckins, Lukin, Lukyn, Lucan, Lucin, Lewkin, Lewkyn and many more.

Early Notables of the Lucking family

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Australia Lucking migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Lucking Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Charles Lucking, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 1
  • James Holmes Lucking, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "John" in 1840 1
  • Eliza Lucking, aged 21, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke Of Wellington" in 1849 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Lucking (post 1700) +

  • William A. Lucking Jr., American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from California, 1960 3
  • William A. Lucking, American politician, Candidate for Circuit Judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1923 3
  • Alfred Lucking (1856-1929), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1903-05; Defeated, 1904; Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1924 3

HMS Royal Oak
  • Cecil J. Lucking, British Stoker with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 4


  1. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) JOHN from London 1840. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1840John.htm
  2. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The DUKE OF WELLINGTON 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Duke%20of%20Wellington.htm
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html


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