Family name origins & meanings
- North German : nickname from Middle Low German lucht ‘clumsy’, ‘left-handed’.
- North German : topographic name from Middle Low German lucht ‘elevated spot’ ‘loft’.
- German and Dutch : topographic name from Lucht ‘cleared area’, related to Middle High German liuhten ‘to shine’, ‘be bright’.
- Dutch : nickname for a lightweight person, from lucht ‘air’.