# Luke (surname)

Luke /ˈluːk/ is a surname.
The name Luke is the English form of the Latin name Lucas. It is derived from the Latin name Lucius, and it either means "the great Lucius", or it is a shortened form of the Latin name. Lucius means "the bright one" or "the one born at dawn".
People with the surname include:
* Alan Luke (born 1959), British speed skater
* Alex Luke, American music executive
* Alexandra Luke (1901–1967), Canadian artist
* Alfred James Luke (1871–1920), Australian politician
* Arthur Luke (1923–1996), Australian rules footballer
* Austin Luke (born 1994), American basketball player
* Benny Luke (1939–2013), French-American actor
* Billy Luke (1890–1992), English footballer
* Charles Luke (disambiguation) or Charlie Luke, multiple people
* Cole Luke (born 1995), American football player
* David Luke (1921–2005), German scholar
* Dennick Luke (born 2001), Dominican runner
* Derek Luke (born 1974), American actor
* Derek Luke (soccer) (born 1993), American soccer player
* Desiree Luke, Trinidadian cricketer
* Desmond Luke (1935–2021), Sierra Leonian politician
* Doug Luke (1929–2015), English photographer
* Émile F. Luke (1895–1980), Sierra Leonian scouting official
* Eric Luke, American writer
* Frank Luke (1897–1918), American fighter pilot
* Fred Luke (born 1946), American athlete
* Frederick Luke (1895–1983), English army officer
* Gabriel Luke (born 1969), American sprinter
* Gadam Samuel Luke (1920–2000), Indian bishop
* Gail Luke (born 1963), Australian hurdler
* George Luke (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2010), English football left-winger
* George Luke (footballer, born 1948), English football midfielder
* Harry Luke (1884–1969), British colonial official
* Horace Luke (born 1970), Taiwanese entrepreneur
* Iain Luke (born 1951), Scottish politician
* Issac Luke (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer
* Jan Lüke (born 1989), German rower
* Jemima Luke (1813–1906), English writer
* Jeremy Luke (born 1977), American actor
* John Luke (disambiguation), multiple people
* Jordan Luke (born 1993/1994), Australian rugby union footballer
* Josef Lüke (1899–1948), German footballer
* Kenneth Luke (1896–1971), Australian manufacturer
* Keye Luke (1904–1991), Chinese-American actor
* Laidback Luke (born 1976), Dutch-Filipino disc jockey
* Lauren Luke (born 1981), English makeup artist
* Matt Luke (American football) (born 1976), American college football coach and former player
* Matt Luke (baseball) (born 1971), American former Major League Baseball player
* Matthew Luke (died 1722), Italian pirate in the Caribbean
* Ming Luke, American conductor
* Monte Luke (1885–1962), Australian photographer
* Ned Luke (born 1958), American actor
* Noel Luke (born 1964), English footballer
* Oliver Luke (1574–1651), English politician
* Onofiok Luke (born 1978), Nigerian politician
* Pearl Luke (born 1958), Canadian novelist
* Peter Luke (1919–1995), British writer
* Richard Luke (1948–2014), Australian rules footballer
* Robin Luke (born 1942), American singer
* Samuel Luke (1603–1670), English politician
* Soni Luke (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer
* Steve Luke (born 1953), American football player
* Tamara Luke (born 1988), Australian rules footballer
* Theresa Luke (born 1967), Canadian rower
* Thomas Luke (1891–1935), British pilot
* Timothy Luke (born 1951), American professor
* Tony Luke (born 1985), Indian actor
* Tony Luke Jr. (born 1962), American restaurateur
* Wing Luke (1925–1965), Chinese-American politician
* Yudell Luke (1918–1983), American mathematician