Given name & surname
Lutz
Lutz is used as a given name and a surname. Lutz is connected with Ludwig.
Original GermanLuz
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is German.
How it developed
In German use, Lutz is used as an affectionate form of Ludwig.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Lutz is an affectionate form of Ludwig. The history of Ludwig gives this family its wider story. Ludwig has historical associations with royal or imperial families.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lutz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1961. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 278 as a first name in 2020; 30,324 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lutz’s family of names
In German usage, Lutz is a diminutive of Ludwig. In German usage, Lutz as a surname has a related form in Luz. Lutz is an affectionate form of Ludwig.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Luzvariant · German
- Luciusvariant · German
- Ludwigvariant · German
- Ludgerfull form · German
- Lutzevariant · German
- Lützvariant · German
- Lutschvariant · German
- Lussvariant · German
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People named Lutz
- Luz LongGerman long jumper (1913-1943)
- Lutz HeilmannGerman politicianborn 1966
- Lutz DombrowskiEast German long jumperborn 1959
- Lutz PfannenstielGerman footballer (born 1973)
- Luigi ColaniGerman industrial designer and design professor (1928-2019)
- Lutz D. SchmadelGerman astronomer and amateur radio operator (1942–2016)
- Lutz HeßlichEast German racing cyclistborn 1959
- Lutz EigendorfGerman footballer (1956-1983)
- Lutz SeilerGerman writerborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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