The first name Luce

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About the first name Luce

Meaning

The name Luce is related to Luc. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Luce belongs to the same name family as Luc. The name Luc comes from Latin Lucas, itself from Greek Loukas, the name associated with Luke the Evangelist.

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In archival records, Luce may coexist with Luc or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:luzl.ys

Frequency of the first name Luce by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Luce by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name LuceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Luce in baptisms by year.10075502501740178718341881192819751740–1744 1 baptisms1745–1749 1 baptisms1760–1764 1 baptisms1765–1769 3 baptisms1785–1789 5 baptisms1790–1794 5 baptisms1795–1799 12 baptisms1800–1804 8 baptisms1805–1809 27 baptisms1810–1814 52 baptisms1815–1819 35 baptisms1820–1824 50 baptisms1825–1829 54 baptisms1830–1834 80 baptisms1835–1839 41 baptisms1840–1844 40 baptisms1845–1849 27 baptisms1850–1854 23 baptisms1855–1859 21 baptisms1860–1864 23 baptisms1865–1869 10 baptisms1870–1874 12 baptisms1875–1879 8 baptisms1880–1884 2 baptisms1895–1899 4 baptisms1900–1904 2 baptisms1905–1909 1 baptisms1915–1919 2 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1930–1934 5 baptisms1935–1939 1 baptisms1940–1944 1 baptisms1945–1949 6 baptisms1950–1954 4 baptisms1955–1959 2 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1965–1969 1 baptisms1975–1979 1 baptisms

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