Luchs History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Luchs

The roots of the German surname Luchs can be traced to Swabia, now the region of Baden-Wurrtemberg. The name may be a diminutive of the personal name Lukas, used as a surname to mean "son of Laux." Alternatively, the name may be of nickname origin, deriving from the German word "Luchs," meaning "lynx." In this case, the name would have been first borne by someone with keen eyesight.

Early Origins of the Luchs family

Early History of the Luchs family

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Luchs Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Laux, Lux, Loux, Luchs, Luch, Lauck, Lukart and others.

Early Notables of the Luchs family

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Migration of the Luchs family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anna Eva Laux, who emigrated from the Palatinate to New York in 1710; Abraham Laux and his wife Anna Catherine Becker, who were among the early German settlers of Tulpehocken, Pennsylvania in the early eighteenth century, Georg C. Lux, who settled in Philadelphia in 1791.