German: from a short form or pet form of Ludwig.South German (Lütz): from a short form of a name
Luizo, Liuzo, derived from a Germanic name formed with
liut- ‘people’ as the first element.French: habitational
name from Lutz-en-Dunois in Eure-et-Loir. This is a common name in PA
and OH.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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