Hi Marilyn, I have this wrote down in a note book from a local library some time ago. LUCAS. Midlands and Southwest (England)surname from Luke F. man from lucania, Greek(and Lacania is ? "marsh" Keltic,?light Latin?"White Greek),better represented by LUCAS;the third evangelist,beloved physician, and reputed limner of the Blessed Virgin. But also L,from Lucca, Italy?marshy place "Keltic"or from Luick(Luge),Belgium,another Keltic name,?peoples place. I copied this longhand but don't think I made any mistakes. I don't pretend to know what it all means but it would seem there could be two lines of LUCAS,both travelling down from Greece and Italy. Also remember reading somewhere that the Italian Lucca may have originated in Greece. They would of cause have settled in Germany on the way down,borders with Belgium. In all cases it seems LUCAS comes from place names. Can't make out the reference to the evangelist ect. Hope this helps. Barry in the sunny Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Researching ancestors of LUCAS Thomas born 1854 in Newnham Northamptonshire. Bad luck story of the day. Mailed bank draft requesting birth certs.,of the above and wife early December,(also several others), gone missing in the snail mail. Am going to mail a new draft today. Who said patience is a virtue. ---------- > From: Maritoole <Maritoole@aol.com> > To: LUCAS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: LUCAS Name origins? > Date: Tuesday, January 20, 1998 11:16 AM > > Have most of you found that LUCAS is an English or a German name? I always > thought it was German, but have seen so many with Great Britain roots. Any > comments? Marilyn (Looking for descendants of Wm. LUCAS, to Bedford Co., PA > from England mid to late 1800's. >