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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • North German : nickname from Middle Low German lucht ‘clumsy’, ‘left-handed’.
  • North German : topographic name from Middle Low German lucht ‘elevated spot’ ‘loft’.
  • German and Dutch : topographic name from Lucht ‘cleared area’, related to Middle High German liuhten ‘to shine’, ‘be bright’.
  • Dutch : nickname for a lightweight person, from lucht ‘air’.

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