Luther Family History
Luther Name Meaning
German: from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements
liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ + heri, hari
‘army’.English: nickname from Middle English luther(e),
lither(e) ‘bad’, ‘wicked’, ‘base’ (from Old English
l¯ðre).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Luther
Name Distribution of Luther Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Luther families
 144 - 285  49 - 143 |
 1 - 48  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Luther families
|
39 - 76 14 - 38 |
1 - 13 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Luther families
|
4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Luther census records
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Luther Family Origin
Luther Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Luther
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Luther Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Luther Civil War Service Records
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