Luther Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Luther Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Luther family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 97
Agricultural Labourer 14
Laundress 8
Domestic Servant 6
Labourer 6
Coal Miner 6
Dress Maker 5
Nurse 4
General Labourer 4
Lead Miner 4
General Servant Domestic 3
School 3
General Servant 3
Brick Maker 3
Carpenter 3
Domestic 2
Joiner 2
Labourer (general) 2
Lead Works Labourer 2
Cook 2
Coach Builder 2
Farm Servant Indoor 2
Farmers Daughter 2
Lead Miner Wife 2
Maltster 2

Luther Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Leather 71% 15,461
2 Luther 100% 3,430
3 Lather 83% 552
4 Louther 86% 524
5 Lether 83% 282
6 Lother 83% 141
7 Lither 83% 130

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The surname Luther is the 2nd most popular variant of Leather.

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