Given name & surname
Lucus
“a man from Lucania”
Lucus is a variant of Lucas. One English interpretation is “a man from Lucania.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lucus is a variant of Lucas. One English interpretation is “a man from Lucania.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lucus is a variant of Lucas. An origin associated with Lucas is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lucus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,800
- 1,800 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 71 babies
- 2025
- 11
- #7,482 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,482 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 31.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 71 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,790 as a first name in 2020; 1,084 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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