Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
LUTHER
There are approximately 1,185 people named Luther in the UK. That makes it the 6,460th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 19 are named Luther.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
LoutherLoether
Lether
Lather
Lother
Leather
Leither
Leuther
Leuthier
Loother
Lewther
Loutheir
Louthera
Leuthar
Louthar
Leuthers
Louthers
Leutherue
Louthery
Leutharr
Leuthaire
Leuthari
Leutherd
Louthert
Leuthert
Louthern
Loutherd
The Luther surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
The widely famed or celebrated, derived from the German loth or laut, loud, famed, fortunate, and er, honor--"fortune and honor." Lauter, Ger., bright, clear, pure.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LUTHER. 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.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.