Lutgen Explained

Lutgen or Lütgen is a Low German, Danish, Wallonian and Luxembourgish surname.^{[1] [2]} It is derived from a diminutive of a Germanic personal name formed either with the first element liut "people" or hlod/hlut "famous" (e. g. Ludger, Ludolf, Ludwig, Luitpold, Luther) and may refer to:

• Benoît Lutgen (born 1970), Belgian politician
• James Lutgen, American convicted of manslaughter
• Guy Lutgen (1936–2020), Belgian politician
• Balthazar Lütgen, a composer

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lutgen Family History . 2018-12-05 . ancestry.com . Dutch and North German (Lütgen): from a pet form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut- ‘people’ or hlod- ‘famous’ as the first element (see for example Luther, Ludwig)..
2. Web site: Statistics and meaning of name Lutgen . 2018-12-05 . namespedia.com . Surname Lutgen is used at least 744 times in at least 15 countries..