Researching David Luce
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 522 people with the Luce surname? In that year Luce was ranked number 3057 for popularity in the UK. |

The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Luce on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Luce and the Luce Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Luce Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Luce family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 292 people with the Luce surname in the UK? Luce is now ranked number 3767 for popularity in the UK. |
Luce Family History Databases
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Luce Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Luce surname in the USA? Luce is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on David Luce. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Luce
David Luce
Admiral Sir John David Luce, (23 January 1906 – 6 January 1971) was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Second World War as a submarine commander before taking part in the Dieppe Raid and becoming Chief Staff Officer to the Naval Forces for the Normandy landings. He also commanded a cruiser during the Korean War. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff in the mid-1960s and in that role resigned from the Royal Navy along with Navy Minister Christopher Mayhew in March 1966 in protest over the decision by the Labour Secretary of State for Defence, Denis Healey, to cancel the CVA-01 aircraft carrier programme.
Source: David Luce, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Luce
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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