Luks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Luks family

The surname Luks 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 Luks family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Luks research. Another 115 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1567, 1580, 1582, 1600, 1647, 1691 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Luks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Luks Spelling Variations

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

Early Notables of the Luks family

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Migration of the Luks family to Ireland

Some of the Luks 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.

Luks migration to the United States +

Luks Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ludwig Luks, aged 36, who arrived in New York, NY in 1852 2

Sources +

Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
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)