English: from the Middle English personal name Leugar,
Levegar, Old English Leofgar, composed of the
elements leof ‘dear’ + gar ‘spear’.Gallician and Spanish: habitational name from any of several places in Galicia called Lugar, from lugar ‘place’ ‘village’, or a topographic name from this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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