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Lucas

Latin form of Luke
"man from Lucania"
Linda Rosenkrantz
By Linda Rosenkrantz
Updated Sat Jan 18 2025

Lucas Origin and Meaning

The name Lucas is a boy's name of Greek, Latin origin meaning "man from Lucania".

Lucas is a Top 10 boys' name with a slightly-less-popular almost-identical twin brother, Luke. Like Elijah and Elias, Lucas and Luke come from the same root and have the same meaning and so feel even more popular than they are.

The Latin derivation of the Greek Loukas, the name's meaning references Lucania, an ancient territory in Southern Italy. Along with Luke, Lucas is also related to international name star Luca, while the similar Lucius and Lucian derive from a different root and have a different meaning.

Lucas is enjoying tremendous international success, popular throughout the English-speaking world as well as in a diverse range of countries throughout Europe and Latin America, including Scandinavia, France, Germany, Spain, and Brazil. This makes Lucas the perfect choice for a cross-cultural family.

Lucas has long been a favorite of TV scriptwriters, from the early black-and-white days of The Rifleman (Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain) to the schoolteacher series Lucas Tanner to the more contemporary One Tree Hill. On the literary side, the name appears as Lucas Beauchamp in William Faulkner's Intruder in the Dust and Light in August.

Lucas Cranach was an important German Renaissance painter and printmaker; Lucas Samaras is an eccentric Greek-born American contemporary artist. Some will associate the name with director George Lucas.

# 9 in the US

Lucas Rank in US Top 1000

# 41 on Nameberry

Lucas Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Lucas Popularity

Famous People Named Lucas

  • Lucas / Wong Yukhei / Huang Xuxi
    Cantonese rapper, dancer and singer; member of the South Korean boy band NCT.
  • Lucas Daniel Till
    American actor
  • Lucas Hedges
    American actor
  • Lucas Stephen Grabeel
    American actor
  • Lucas Bolsius
    Dutch historian and politician
  • Lucas Alan Cruikshank
    American actor on YouTube's Fred series
  • Lucas York Black
    American actor
  • Lucas Triana
    American dancer on TV's "Dance Moms Miami"
  • Lucas Pezzini Leiva
    Brazilian footballer
  • Lucas Luhr
    German racing driver
  • George Lucas
    American film director and producer
  • Lucas Puig
    French pro skateboarder
  • Lucas Hartong
    Dutch MEP
  • Lucas Hauchard aka Squeezie
    French YouTuber
  • Lucas Speed Eichorn "Speedy" Watson aka Speedyw03
    American YouTuber
  • Lucas Olioti aka T3ddy
    Brazilian YouTuber
  • Lucas Dobre
    American YouTuber; twin brother Marcus Dobre
  • Lucas Castelli (b. 2006)
    son of model Isabeli Fontana
  • Lucas Alexander Conrod (b. 2007)
    son of editor and TV personality Nina Garcia
  • Lucas Gorham (b. 2001)
    son of actor Christopher Gorham
  • Lucas Arthur Mathison (b. 2003)
    Son of actor Cameron Mathison
  • Lucas Manu
    son of actor Corky Nemec
  • Lucas Byron Allen
    son of comedian Byron Allen
  • Lucas Biglia
    Argentine professional footballer
  • Lucas Pouille
    French tennis player
  • Lucas Matthew Alan (b. 2020)
    son of actors Camilla Luddington and Matthew Alan

Lucas in Pop Culture

  • Lucas
    character in MOTHER 3 and the Super Smash Bros. series
  • Lucas
    a main character in Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
  • Lucas Achillae
    character in "Crow's Peak" by Sarah Marie Clausen
  • Lucas de Beaumanoir
    character in "Ivanhoe" by Sir Walter Scott
  • Lucas Bly
    character in "Lucas"
  • Lucas Buck
    character on "American Gothic"
  • Lucas "Luke" Parker
    character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
  • Lucas Delos
    character in "Starcrossed" trilogy by Josephine Angelini
  • Lucas Fitzgerald
    character on "Neighbours"
  • Lucas Gottesman
    character on "Pretty Little Liars"
  • Lucas Hay
    character on "Hollyoaks"
  • Lucas Hellinger
    character on "FlashForward"
  • Lucas Holden
    character on "Home and Away"
  • Lucas "Luke" Jackson
    character in "Cool Hand Luke"
  • Lucas Johnson
    character on "EastEnders"
  • Lucas Moreno
    character in "Truth or Dare"
  • Lucas Kane
    character in "Fahrenheit"
  • Lucas McCain
    character on "The Rifleman"
  • Lucas North
    character on 'Spooks'
  • Lucas Roberts
    character on "Days of our Lives"
  • Lucas Ross
    character in "Evernight" by Claudia Gray
  • Lucas "Luke" Eugene Scott
    character on "One Tree Hill"
  • Lucas "Luke" Stark
    character in "Rock Chick" series by Kristen Ashley
  • Lucas Wilder
    son of Dr. Violet Turner and Dr. Pete Wilder of "Private Practice"
  • Lucas Wolenczak
    character on "SeaQuest DSV"
  • Lucas Friar
    character on "Girl Meets World"
  • Lucas "Luke" Danes
    character on "Gilmore Girls"
  • Lucas Baker
    character in "Resident Evil 7: Biohazard"
  • Lucas "Snapper" Carr
    character in DC Universe
  • Lucas Sinclair
    character in "Stranger Things"
  • Lucas
    character in "The Heart of Earth"
  • Lucas the Spider
    animated spider on YouTube
  • Lucas van Der Heijden
    Character in “Skam NL”
  • Lucas Miller
    character on the podcast "The Adventure Zone"