An English surname the Look family name comes from Old English term of ‘luce’ which means an enclosure. The surname first was used in the Dorset region of England. Later Look families settled in Somerset and Devon counties, all of which are in the southwestern section of England. In Scotland the Look name is Lucas and found mostly in Lanarkshire county.
In The Netherlands the Look surname is written van Look.

Additional spellings for Look include Luckett, Luke, Luca, Lauks, Lukasik, Lukashevich and Luasek.

The southwest region of England in Somerset and Devon are many Look families. Also in the city of London and Lancashire county. In Scotland the Look families are concentrated in Lanarkshire.

In the United States the Look surname is located chiefly in Michigan, Pennsylvania, New York, Maine, Illinois, California, Texas, Washington, Ohio, New Jersey, Wisconsin and Massachusetts.