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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • German : from a short form or pet form of Ludwig.
  • South German (Lütz) : from a short form of a name Luizo, Liuzo, derived from a Germanic name formed with liut- ‘people’ as the first element.
  • French : habitational name from Lutz-en-Dunois in Eure-et-Loir. This is a common name in PA and OH.

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