Geographie der Luxemburger Familiennamen

(Geography of Luxembourg Family Names)

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Around 1850 Luxembourg had 135 local communities (today 118), which all kept their own vital records.
A central record index is not available. Not knowing the place of origin constitutes thus an unsurmountable obstacle for accessing the records for further research.

The book:
Geographie der Luxemburger Familiennamen (Geography of Luxembourg Family Names)
published by the Institut Grand-Ducal, Section de linguistique, de folklore et de toponymie, in Luxembourg, will allow you to back out of this research dead end. Based on the 1930 population census, it gives for every Luxembourg family name the number of bearers and the locality where they resided and, of course, their local frequency. It is thus possible to determine areas and gravity centers for name occurences and direct your research to these specific places.
Moreover does it permit to check whether a name is of Luxembourg origin or, in case the name has suffered phonetic changes, to verify the correct spelling.
It is also of help for people who know a place of origin, but, because of its incorrect spelling, could not locate it on a map. People interested in Luxembourg place names, might also want to visit our Place names section on the internet site, where Luxembourg place names are available in Luxembourgish, French and German spelling variations.The book "Geographie der Luxemburger Familienname" covers 255171 recorded Luxembourgers bearing 11519 different family names. It is completed by a list of the 500 most frequent surnames, the frequency of which is compared with the 1880 and 1984 frequencies. 122 graphic maps show the geographic distribution of selected family names.455 pages. Paperback 6 x 9 inches (16 x 23 cm), published 1989.

Sample of name entry and a distribution map

Alzingen 12 x Arsdorf 1 x Bartringen 1 x Beggen 1 x Bettembourg 13 x Bögen 2 x Bonneweg 8 x Bour 1 x Boxhorn 2 x Bridel 2 x Clerf 12 x Colmar-Berg 3 x Contern 4 x Crauthem 1 x Diekirch 2 x Differdingen 6 x Dönningen 1 x Dommeldingen 2 x Düdelingen 12 x Eich 4 x Esch-Alzette 20 x Eselborn 15 x Feulen 4 x Fischbach 2 x

Fischbach-Clerf 1 x Gasperich 9 x Hamm 7 x Helmsingen 2 x Hesperingen 3 x Hobscheid 2 x Hollerich 18 x Howald 1 x Itzig 5 x Kahler 1x Kaundorf 1 x Kayl 1 x Kleinbettingen 1 x Koerich 6 x Kopstal 1 x Lasauvage 1 x Limpertsberg 3 x Lintgen 2 x Luxemburg 21 x Marnach 1 x Merl 3 x Neudorf 1 x

Niederkorn 7 x Niederwampach 5 x Obereisenbach 1 x Oberkorn 4 x Petingen 13 x PulvermÄhle 1 x Remich 1 x Rodingen 5 x Rollingergrund 2 x Saeul 2 x Schimpach 1 x Schleif 1 x Siebenbrunnen 1 x Steinfort 4 x Tetingen 1 x Ulflingen 7 x Untereisenbach 1 x Verlorenkost 2 x Vianden 2 x Walferdingen 2 x Weiler-la-Tout 8 x Weiswampach 5 x Wiltz 5 x Wilwerwiltz 10 x

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