Ludeman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Ludeman

What does the name Ludeman mean?

In mediaeval German "lud" meant "fame" and "liut" or "Leute" meant "people" or "folk;" while "her," meant "army." Thus "liut-her" meant "person in the army," while "lud-her" would be a "famous soldier."

Early Origins of the Ludeman family

The surname Ludeman was first found in Saxony, where the name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. In northern Germany the name Lueder was more popular, while in southern Germany the root was Liut-her or Leuther, and in Thuringia "Luther" (Martin Luther's father wrote his name "Luder"). In mediaeval German "lud" meant "fame" and "liut" meant "Leute" ("people" or "folk," thus "liut-her" would be "Lord of the people",) and these are the two possible sources for the name. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Ludeman family

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Ludeman Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Luther, Lutter, Luter, Lueder, Lueders, Leuther, Luethi (Switzerland), Leuthiold, Luethold, Lutte and many more.

Early Notables of the Ludeman family

Peter Luder (1415-1472), German professor of Latin at the University of Heidelberg from 1456; and Martin Luther (1483-1546), who was the dominating personality of the Reformation, and one of the greatest religious reformers the world has known. His greatest literary monument amongst the immense bulk of his work was his translation of the...
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Migration of the Ludeman family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Caspar Luther, who came to America in 1720. Christian Luther came to Philadelphia in 1751; Ludwig Luther came in 1753; Engelbert Luther came to Texas in 1846.

Contemporary Notables of the name Ludeman (post 1700) +

Cal R. Ludeman, American Republican politician, Independent Republican Candidate for U.S. Representative from Minnesota 2nd District, 1992 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html