Through my wife's job I've come into contact with lots of foreign officials visiting the US. Invariably they'll see or hear the name "Lucas" and ask if we are (insert ethnicity here). Besides German or English, I've been told that Lucases (including various spellings) live in most European, South American, some African, and even some Asian countries. So there seems to be a certain degree of ethnic ambiguity (in the modern sense) with the name--maybe that happened because it's a relatively old surname? I'm still looking for John Lucas: b. Feb 3, 1821 in Pennsylvania, probably southeastern d. Mar. 15, 1865, probably Montgomery Co, Ohio He married Mary Hippert (b. Sept. 23 1824 in Penn., d. Dec. 26, 1888, Montgomery Co., Ohio) There were 9 children, both daughters died as young girls: 1. Aaron, b. Abt. Aug. 5, 1845 in Lancaster Co.? Penn. 2. John H., b. Abt. Aug. 1847 in Penn. 3. Henrietta, b. Abt. 1849 in Penn. 4. Ezra, b. Abt. Nov. 1851 in Penn. 5. William, b. Abt. April 1854 in Penn. 6. Elias (Lyle), b. Abt. Nov. 1856 in Penn. 7. Frank, b. Abt. Dec. 1857 in Penn. 8. Rufus, b. Nov. 8, 1860 in Miamisburg, Montgomery Co. Ohio 9. (other daughter) born Abt. 1851-1859 I've been looking for the origins of this John Lucas for a long time--please let me know if something looks familiar to you! Dan Lucas