What racial background is that last name LUCHT?

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What racial background is that last name LUCHT?

i have a friend with the last name lucht.
i am guessing that he is italian because he looks italian but i cant be to sure. so could anyone help me out with this one. i know that his mother is white/caucasian but i have never seen his father

2007-08-10 00:23:28 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

its pronounced LUCK

2007-08-10 00:31:32 · update #1

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It's definitely not Italian - you only find the letter combination 'ch' before a front vowel - 'e' or 'i' in Italian to make it sound like [k] rather than [ch]. It's almost certainly of Dutch origin.

2007-08-10 00:30:20 · answer #1 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The word "Lucht" is Dutch for "Air". Hence he must be from Holland.

2007-08-10 07:26:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋