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

Lutz, 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 Lutz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lutz in America

Lutz is the 1092nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lutz surname appeared 32,050 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 11 people would have the surname Lutz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lutz 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 Lutz

The surname Lutz has its origins in Germany and Switzerland, emerging in the medieval period. It is derived from the Old High German name Hlodowic, which means "famous warrior." This name eventually evolved into Ludwig and Lutz.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lutz can be found in the Codex Traditionum Monasterii Sancti Galli, a medieval cartulary from the Monastery of St. Gallen in Switzerland, dating back to the 8th century. The name appears as "Luzzo" in this document.

In the 12th century, the name Lutz is documented in the Codex Falkensteinensis, a cartulary from the Counts of Falkenstein in Germany. This suggests the name's presence in both German and Swiss territories during the medieval period.

Several notable individuals have borne the surname Lutz throughout history. One of the earliest was Johannes Lutz (c. 1460-1522), a German humanist and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Erfurt.

Another significant figure was Simpert Lutz (1546-1623), a German theologian and Protestant reformer who played a prominent role in the establishment of Calvinism in the Palatinate region of Germany.

In the 18th century, Johann Friedrich Lutz (1698-1781) was a German architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Dresden, including the Zwinger Palace.

Jakob Lutz (1804-1872) was a Swiss politician and member of the Federal Council, serving as the President of the Swiss Confederation in 1865.

More recently, in the 20th century, Robert Lutz (1932-2021) was an American automotive executive who held leadership positions at various companies, including Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors.

Throughout its history, the surname Lutz has also been associated with various place names and variants, such as Lutzelstein, a town in Alsace, France, and Lützelbach, a river in Hesse, Germany.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lutz

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

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 Lutz 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 Lutz 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 Lutz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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