Lücking

Lücking is a German family name .

origin

• It is derived from Ludico , a diminutive of the old German first name Liudman , which means something like "people man". Another variant is Lüdecke .
• According to the dtv Atlas onomastics , names with "Lück" or "Lüt" come from the first bishop of Münster († 809 in Münster) Liutger . Although the name sounds masculine, it can also be derived from the women's first name Liutgart
• According to Bahlow , the name goes back to Ludolf. Gap (e) as contraction of Lüdecke ; Lücking as descending from Ludolf; . desgl gaps or Lückens ; Lüde (c) ke , Lüdemann Short form for Ludolf; also Lüd (t) ke (Stettin), Lüddeke , Lüddemann - partly blended into Lühmann .

Spellings

Further spellings of the family name are

• Luecking or Lucking (for the English-speaking area)
• Licking (after American naturalization)
• Lüking

Geographical distribution of the family name

Distribution of the name "Lücking" in Germany 2003

The name research sees the focus of the geographical distribution of the name in the Münster - Osnabrück area .

Name bearer

• Carl Hermann Lücking (1938–2016), German physician
• Claudia Lücking-Michel (* 1962), German theologian, Vice-President of the Central Committee of German Catholics
• Georg Lücking (1912–1992), German civil engineer and association official
• Gero Lücking (* 1960), German engineer
• Heinrich Lücking (1884–1968), German politician (SPD)
• Karl Lücking (1893–1976), German Protestant theologian

Other uses

• As a street name in Heiden : "Im Lücking"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Women with great wealth or influence sometimes gave the family its name . In: Die Welt , May 20, 2005
2. ^ Hans Bahlow : German name dictionary. 16. Printing. Suhrkamp, ​​Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 3-518-36565-7 ( Suhrkamp-Taschenbuch 65).