Luker

See also: luker

English

Alternative forms

• Loker

Etymology

Either a habitational surname from the village of Lucker, in Northumberland, or an occupational surname for someone who had to watch or look after something, from Middle English lokere (“looker; watchman”).

Proper noun

Luker (plural Lukers)

1. A surname from Middle English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Luker is the 7210^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4629 individuals. Luker is most common among White (92.85%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Luker”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 473.