Last name GLUCK: origin and meaning

Gluck : 1: German (also Glück): from Middle High German g(e)lücke ‘luck’ (of uncertain origin not attested before the late 12th century) hence a nickname for someone considered fortunate perhaps someone who had had a narrow escape. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).2: Jewish (Ashkenazic; Glück): artificial name from German Glück ‘luck’ (Yiddish glik). Compare Glick and Glueck.

Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press
FANBI : The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, ©2021, University of the West of England

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