Luf is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Luf
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

Variant of the Luff. Apparently an old personal name, whence Lufkins, and the local Luffingham, Luffincot, etc.

Luf is the form of Love. Descendant of Love or Lufa, an Early English given name.

The family name is the form of the Luff. Descendant of Luff, a variant of Love or Lufa meaning "love or wolf".

Surname Luf is a form of Love. This name relates not to the tender passion, but is an old modification of the French Loup, wolf. In the same way Lupellus, the diminutive, became Loupel and Lovel. One family of this name bear wolves in their arms.

How popular is Luf?

Luf is ranked 1084751 on our list.

Luf is an uncommon last name, few people in Germany and Austria have the family name. Around 227 people have been found who wears Luf as their family name. Luf is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
78,034 Germany67
17,785 Austria66
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
351,339 United States46
37,521 Israel17
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
553,295 Thailand6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Johann Luf was 27 years old when he migrated to New York on April 9, 1852. He lived in Bavaria where he worked as farmer and took Agnes from Bremen. Farmer Johann Luf, Johann-Ferdinand Luf (5), Marianne Luf (26), Jacob Luf (16) Farmer, Carl Luf, aged 18, Clerk Jacob Luf, Cjristian Luf, aged 30, 54 years old Dorothea Luf, are others that migrated to US from Bremen, Hamburg & Havre and Rotterdam.

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