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The lucht Surname

lucht Name Meaning and History

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

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Distribution of lucht Families in the US in 1920
Number of lucht families
 26-50
 9-25
 1-8
 0
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