Luckie Name Origins

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Location: Scotland, & Northern Ireland
Surnames/tags: Luckie Luke Lucky

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Name Origin and Meaning

1. 1. Traditionally it was stated that the surname Luckie : was first found in Berwickshire ^[1] (see image), where this surname was said to have derived from the name of an ancestor as in "the son of Luke" . This is popularly Luck and Luckie on the Scottish border. ^[2].

1. 2. Another strand of history about the origins of the Luckie surname states: "It is said there are two 'tribes' of this name LUCKIE, one hailing from Peebles, who derived their name from LOCH; the second derivation is from LUCKIE, and the name is also spelt ... LOKKIE and LOCKIE ...Early records of the name mention William Lokky who was chaplain in Glasgow in 1503, and John Loky is recorded in Strafrank in 1531. ^[3] Quhintene Lokkie was the burgess of Edinburgh in the year 1583 ^[4] and Thomas Lockie is recorded there in 1623. Andrew Lockie appears in Nether Lethnot in 1609. Thomas Locky and Isabell Locie are buried in Mertoun (Berwickshire) churchyard, 1741." ^[5]

1. 3. The surnames of Luckie, Lucky, Luke and Luck can be found listed in surnames associated with the Clan of Lamont. ^[6]Clan Lamont ruled most of the Cowal peninsula in Argyll (see top right image) for centuries ^[7]

1. 4. The surname of Lucky, spelt in recent centuries as Luckie has been linked to the word "Sonna".^[8]. Rev LP Murray, in his "History of the Parish of Creggan [County Armagh, Northern Ireland] in the 17th and 18th Centuries" in The Journal of the County Louth Archaelogical Society (Vol VIII 1934 No 2) comments - "A very interesting name is Brian Sonna of Drummackevall - represented today by numerous families who call themselves Lucky." ^[9]

The results of this project will help us determine which is the most accurate description for the origin of the Crawford surname, or whether there is in fact multiple origins.

References

1. ↑ Wikipedia, Berwickshire (Accessed 1st April 2023)
2. ↑ Luckie Name Meaning ... Early Origins of the Luckie family,
3. ↑ Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
4. ↑ https://www.houseofnames.com/Lochay-family-crest
5. ↑ Luckie coats of arms /Luckie Family Crest
6. ↑ en.Wikipedia.org 2023 Clan Lamont Wikipedia (online) [Accessed 27 March 2023 ]
7. ↑ en.Wikipedia.org 2023 Argyll (online) (Accessed 27 March 2023)
8. ↑ https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sona (Scroll down to Old irish)
9. ↑ Devlin Family, Timeline Drummuckavall

• Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Classic Reprint. (ISBN10 0260245119, ISBN13 9780260245113)

See also:

• JohnGrenham.com Civil Parish of Creggan County Armagh
• townlands.ie armagh fews-upper creggan moybane drummuckavall