Luther Surname
Approximately 40,084 people bear this surname
Luther Surname Definition:
Local; v. Lowther. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Lothar.' This German name never became popularized in England, except as Lothario. The French form was Lothaire. Martin Luther has made the cognomen immortal.
Luther Buchard, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.
Read More About This SurnameLuther Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,234 | 1:18,845 | 2,369 |
| Germany | 8,694 | 1:9,260 | 1,161 |
| Tanzania | 1,580 | 1:33,507 | 3,928 |
| Ghana | 1,455 | 1:18,571 | 2,344 |
| Chad | 1,252 | 1:10,856 | 1,398 |
| England | 1,065 | 1:52,317 | 6,424 |
| Indonesia | 977 | 1:135,363 | 13,491 |
| Papua New Guinea | 648 | 1:12,583 | 1,173 |
| India | 628 | 1:1,221,442 | 48,803 |
| Nigeria | 584 | 1:303,327 | 16,903 |
| Canada | 572 | 1:64,415 | 7,505 |
| South Africa | 487 | 1:111,248 | 13,382 |
| Australia | 389 | 1:69,398 | 8,234 |
| Denmark | 298 | 1:18,942 | 1,872 |
| Guatemala | 193 | 1:83,330 | 2,764 |
| Marshall Islands | 171 | 1:303 | 34 |
| Kenya | 137 | 1:337,080 | 20,325 |
| Switzerland | 137 | 1:59,948 | 7,487 |
| Sweden | 125 | 1:78,774 | 5,875 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Poland | 98 | 1:387,844 | 42,215 |
| France | 95 | 1:699,187 | 88,446 |
| Norway | 91 | 1:56,509 | 8,100 |
| Finland | 72 | 1:76,343 | 8,354 |
| Guyana | 64 | 1:11,910 | 1,690 |
| Brazil | 62 | 1:3,452,812 | 97,678 |
| Italy | 62 | 1:986,398 | 69,332 |
| Liberia | 59 | 1:74,721 | 6,295 |
| Micronesia | 57 | 1:1,864 | 406 |
| Wales | 52 | 1:59,510 | 5,360 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Nicaragua | 33 | 1:182,457 | 2,426 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Malaysia | 25 | 1:1,179,769 | 51,323 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Seychelles | 18 | 1:5,133 | 784 |
| Slovakia | 18 | 1:296,469 | 43,115 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Hungary | 13 | 1:755,098 | 40,181 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Yemen | 6 | 1:4,404,216 | 18,907 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 26 | 1:170,379 | 8,688 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 412 | 1:59,164 | 6,945 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,461 | 1:11,257 | 1,465 |
The alternate forms: Lüther (95) are calculated separately.
Luther (67,445) may also be a first name.
Luther Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local; v. Lowther. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Lothar.' This German name never became popularized in England, except as Lothario. The French form was Lothaire. Martin Luther has made the cognomen immortal.
Luther Buchard, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.
1593. Baptised — Salomon, s. Arthur Luther, or Luter: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1596. — Mary, d. Arthur Luther, or Lewter: ibid.
1649. Thomas Luther (Essex) and Anne Jackson: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office), n. 42.
(Teutonic) 1 the O.H.Ger. Hluthari or Luthari, Lutheri = Famous Army [O.H. Ger. h)lút (= Old SaxonO.E. hlúd), loud, famous + hari, heri (=O.Sax. heri = Old English here), army] From the corresp. O.Frank. Hlodhari, Hlodheri, came the French-Teut. Lothar or Lothaire (v. under Lorraine), Clotaire.
2 the O.H.Ger. Liuthari, Liatheri = National Army [O.H.Ger. liut (=O.Sax.
liud-, O.E, leód), nation]
(Ger.) see Luther in Dict.
(English, German) Descendant of Lothair (famous, warrior).
As an English surname probably a corruption of the great northern name Lowther. It may however be identical with the Teutonic Luther, Lothaire, Lothario, &c. One of the Saxon kings of Kent was a Lothere.
The widely famed or celebrated, derived from the German loth or laut, loud, famed, fortunate, and er, honor—"fortune and honor." Lauter, German, bright, clear, pure.
(German), Renowned chief, or Famous in the army. Hlut, famous, renowned. (variant: Heringa.)
Luther Demographics
Average Luther Salary in
United States
$44,028 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Luther Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luther Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Luther (Arabic: لوثر, Bengali: লোঠার, Hindi: लूथर, Marathi: लथुर, Oriya: ଲୁଥର) is most common in The United States. It may also occur as: Lüther. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luther? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 13,913th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 181,807 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Luther live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Luther is also the 14,320th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 67,445 people.
The surname Luther is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 19,234 people, or 1 in 18,845. In The United States Luther is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 118 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.
Luther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Luther has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 431 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 258 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 289 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Luther Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (77%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States Luther are 16.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.87% registered with the political party.
The amount Luther earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 16.06% more than the national average, earning 401,671 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.78% more than the national average, earning R 370,188 per year; in United States they earn 2.04% more than the national average, earning $44,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,400 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Luther Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luther in the Bengali language | ||
| লোঠার | lothara | - |
| Luther in the Hindi language | ||
| लूथर | luthara | - |
| Luther in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁଥର | luthara | - |
| Luther in the Marathi language | ||
| लथुर | lathura | 50 |
| लूथर | luthara | 25 |
| लुथर | luthara | 25 |
| Luther in the Arabic language | ||
| لوثر | lwthr | - |
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