The Luckey surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,434 people carried this name — #6,288 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 54,300 people counted. That is up 9% from 4,999 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Luckey surname

As an English and Welsh surname

An early record he cites: Theobald de Luke, Yorkshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Luck, Luckie and Luckey.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 498 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

26 families named Luckey, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 143 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 8
North Carolina 8
Pennsylvania 7
South Carolina 2
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Luckey in American newspapers,
1876–1903.

Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Luckey
Le Messager 1893-12-19
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Luckey
Daily Kennebec Journal 1876-04-07
Newspaper page from The Coeur D'alene Press carrying the name Luckey
The Coeur D'alene Press 1903-04-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 16,908 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Luckey in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1960s.

818 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Luckey. The most, 170, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 606
Queensland 67
Victoria 67
Western Australia 40
South Australia 19
Tasmania 14
Northern Territory 3
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Luckey.

Who carried it

People named Luckey,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Carl Luckey
    Henry Carl Luckey 1868–1956 · politician
  • Robert B. Luckey
    Robert B. Luckey 1905–1974 · military personnel
  • Q Lazzarus
    Q Lazzarus 1960–2022 · singer
  • Hans Luckey 1900–1976 · theologian
  • Bud Luckey 1934–2018 · screenwriter
  • Klaus-Jürgen Luckey 1934–2001 · sculptor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Luckey,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States481 records

481 records of the Luckey name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 182
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 132
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 87
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 32
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Samuel Luckey

    Born 1924 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1945 at Camp Josepth T Robinson Little Rock, Arkansas; farmer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1954, buried at Memphis National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Alfred Luckey

    Born 1948; from Ft Myers, Florida. U.S. Army, medical specialist; killed in action 1969 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Luckey

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the William Patton from Liverpool, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 481 records for Luckey in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia28 records

28 records of the Luckey name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 4
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Thomas Luckey

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Waverley, arriving 1839; ticket of leave 1843.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edwd Luckey

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Morning Star, aged 19; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Norman H. Luckey

    Gentleman of Rosebud, Victoria; died 1958.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Luckey in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Germany28 records

28 records of the Luckey name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Luckey

    From Elberfeld. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 15 June 1915; then reported missing in the list of 13 December 1916; then reported dead in the list of 14 January 1918 (Brigade Replacement Battalion No. 80).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Luckey

    From Beringhausen, Brilon. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 5 June 1918.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Paul Luckey

    From Elberfeld. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 26 August 1916 (Grenadier Regiment No. 12).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Luckey in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Luckey name in Canada City of Calgary cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Helen Anna Luckey

    Buried in 1978 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 95.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William Irving Luckey

    Buried in 1966 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Luckey name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Luckey

    East Surrey Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. Luckey

    Coldstream Guards. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Luckey name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Edna Marie Luckey

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1889 in Uinta.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Klara Maria Auguste Luckey

    In the population register of Zutphen; born 1903.

    Open Archives, Regionaal archief Zutphen (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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