Luz Family History
Luz Name Meaning
Spanish and Portuguese: religious byname from a title of the
Virgin Mary, Spanish María de la Luz, Portuguese Maria da
Luz ‘Mary of Light’ (from Latin lux, genitive
lucis).German: variant of Lutz.Jewish
(Israeli): ornamental name from Hebrew luz ‘almond’, a
translation of Mandel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Luz
Name Distribution of Luz Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Luz families
 11 - 19  4 - 10 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Luz families
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3 - 4 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Luz last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Luz census records
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Luz Family Origin
Luz Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Luz
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Luz Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Luz census records
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Luz Civil War Service Records
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| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| James J. Luz |  | ldb1103 | 0 |
| CHARLES LUZ | | JBall1781 | 1 |
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