Lucas Surname History

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SURNAME MEANING
Derived from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) meaning “man from Lucania,” a region in southern Italy, which is thought to have been named in ancient times meaning “bright” or “shining”. It owed its great popularity in medieval Europe to St. Luke

EARLY BEARERS
Lucas de Luke – London – 1274
Ulrich der Luk – Germany - 1310
John Lucas – Somerset - 1327
William Lucas – Yorkshire - 1379

KNIGHTHOODS
Sir Thomas Lucas, town clerk – knighted 1571
Sir Thomas Lucas – died 1625
Sir Thomas Lucas of Colchester – knighted 1628
Sir John Lucas – knighted 1638
Sir Charles Lucas of Essex – knighted 1639
Sir Alfred William Lucas, General – knighted 1893

NOBLE TITLES HELD
The Lucas Baronetcy of Fenton in the County of Lincoln was created in the Baronetage of England in 1644 for Sir Gervase Lucas. He fought as a Royalist in the Civil War and seized Belvoir Castle, and later served as Governor of Bombay from 1666 to 1667.

The Lucas Baronetcy of Ashtead Park in the County of Surrey and of Lowestoft in the County of Suffolk, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 25 July 1887 for Thomas Lucas. For his services in the building trade with the company the Lucas Brothers.

The title Baron Lucas of Shenfield in the County of Essex was created in 1645 for Sir John Lucas, a Royalist army officer.

ESTATES & HOMES
Ashtead Park House, co. Surrey, England
St John’s Abbey, Colchester, co. Essex, England

LANDED GENTRY
Lucas of Castle Shane, co. Monaghan, Ireland
Lucas of Rathealy, co. Cork, Ireland
Lucas of Richsfordtown, co. Cork, Ireland

NOTABLES
Charles Lucas (1713-1771) was an Irish apothecary, physician and politician.

Charles Lucas (1808-1869) was an English composer, cellist, conductor, publisher and from 1859 to 1866 third principal of the Royal Academy of Music.

Jean Jacques Étienne Lucas (1764-1819) was a French Navy officer, famous for his role in the Battle of Trafalgar

François Édouard Anatole Lucas (1842-1891) was a French mathematician, known for his study of the Fibonacci sequence

Rear Admiral Charles Davis Lucas (1834-1914) was born in Ireland and was the first person to win the Victoria Cross.

EARLY SETTLERS
William Lucas – Virginia – 1628
Thomas Lucas – Virginia – 1633
Richard Lucas – Virginia – 1635
Samuel Lucas – Virginia – 1635
Thomas Lucas – Virginia – 1638
William Lucas – Virginia – 1640
Barbara Lucas – New York - 1651