The luft Surname
luft Name Meaning and History
- from Middle High German luft ‘air’, of uncertain application, either a topographic name for someone who lived in an exposed place or a nickname for a happy-go-lucky fellow.
- variant spelling of Lufft, short form of the personal names Liutfrid or Lotfrid, composed of the elements liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ or hlod ‘fame’, + frid ‘peace’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| obit: Cathrine L. (Luft) Kendall of IA, CA, CO (1916-2005) |
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| Lufts From Pocahontas Iowa | Jeff Luft | 3 |
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