Find out how popular the last name Luethje is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Luethje.

Luethje, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Luethje surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luethje in America

Luethje is the 79075th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luethje surname appeared 241 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Luethje.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luethje to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Luethje

The surname Luethje originated in Northern Germany, likely emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from an Old German or Low German word meaning "little" or "small," potentially referring to a person of diminutive stature or perhaps a younger son in a family.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the records of the city of Lübeck, where a Luder Luethje is mentioned in a document dated 1437. This suggests that the name was already established in the Hanseatic region by the 15th century.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Luethje name appeared in various parish and church records throughout Northern Germany, particularly in the regions of Mecklenburg, Holstein, and Lower Saxony. Notable individuals from this period include Johann Luethje, a merchant from Hamburg born in 1582, and Catharina Luethje, a resident of Lüneburg who was born in 1637.

In the 18th century, the name continued to be prevalent in Northern Germany, with records indicating Luethjes residing in cities such as Bremen and Rostock. One notable figure was Friedrich Luethje, a scholar and theologian from Oldenburg who lived from 1701 to 1781.

As German emigration to other parts of the world increased in the 19th century, the Luethje name began to spread beyond its Northern German homeland. In 1846, a family by the name of Luethje settled in the town of Germantown, Wisconsin, having emigrated from Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

Other notable individuals with the Luethje surname include Hermann Luethje, a German author and journalist born in 1872, and Wilhelm Luethje, a German military officer who served in World War I and was born in 1876.

Throughout its history, the Luethje name has maintained its strongest presence in Northern Germany, particularly in the states of Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. However, due to migration and diaspora, the name can now be found in various parts of the world, including North America, Australia, and other regions with significant German immigrant communities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luethje

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Luethje.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Luethje was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Luethje has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Luethje was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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