Surname
Lu
81
Bearers
20547.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 22 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Lu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 50 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 8 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 5 |
| 4 | Ústecký kraj | 4 |
| 5 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 3 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | 3 |
| 7 | Kraj Vysočina | 3 |
| 8 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 9 | Zlínský kraj | 1 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 1 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | 1 |
| Total CZ | 81 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 50 |
| 2 | Brno | 4 |
| 3 | Mělník | 3 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 3 |
| 5 | Říčany | 2 |
| 6 | Litoměřice | 2 |
| 7 | Nové Město na Moravě | 2 |
| 8 | Kladno | 1 |
| 9 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 1 |
| 10 | Černošice | 1 |
| 11 | Cheb | 1 |
| 12 | Sokolov | 1 |
| 13 | Most | 1 |
| 14 | Nový Bor | 1 |
| 15 | Varnsdorf | 1 |
| 16 | Hradec Králové | 1 |
| 17 | Jičín | 1 |
| 18 | Chotěboř | 1 |
| 19 | Nová Paka | 1 |
| 20 | Břeclav | 1 |
| 21 | Uherské Hradiště | 1 |
| 22 | Olomouc | 1 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011