Lutz Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Lutz Family

5,747 Lutz records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

5,747Records in our database

1821Earliest birth

2Documented families

5Biographies

See the Lutz family trees →460 Lutz families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,747 Lutz records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Ohio (1,483 of 5,747)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: John H. Lutz, born 1860, Montgomery County, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: Michael Lutz, born 1821

Most common first names

John153 Mary128 William122 Robert120 George97 Charles79 Edward73 Margaret66 Richard61 Walter60 Frank56 Joseph56

Documented families

Lutz families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Lutz family of Crawford CountyOhioStarts: Gottlieb Lutz and Eva (Kibler) Lutz (b. 1797)Most recent: T. John Lutz (b. 1860)

Family records from county histories (1)

Jacob LutzDarke County, OhioStarts: Jacob LutzMost recent: John H. Lutz, F. B. Lutz

The earliest Lutzs in the county histories

Michael LutzBorn 1821Crawford County, Ohio J. H. LutzBorn 1828, Fayette countyJohnson County, Iowa Thomas LutzBorn 1831Richland County, Ohio Lorentz LutzBorn 1834Atchison County, Missouri Daniel LutzBorn 1837Crawford County, Ohio C. B. LutzBorn 1838, Lehigh countyGuthrie County, Iowa

Family trees from the public record

460 Lutz families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

4 Lutz death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

34 Lutz people in 23 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (5)

Michael LutzBorn 1821 · Crawford County, Ohio Daniel LutzBorn 1837 · Crawford County, Ohio Michael J. LutzBorn 1854 · Crawford County, Ohio Lafayette R. John LutzBorn 1862 · Clark County, Ohio David E. LutzBorn 1866 · Crawford County, Ohio

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Common questions

Lutz genealogy: FAQ

Where were Lutz ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,747 Lutz records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Ohio (1,483), then Wisconsin (911) and Missouri (701).

How far back does the Lutz family tree go?

The earliest Lutz birth in our database is 1860: John H. Lutz, Montgomery County, Ohio. The old county histories name Michael Lutz, born 1821. We have pieced together 460 Lutz family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Lutz family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Lutz family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.