Luttrell

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Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Luttrell is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, diminutive of Old French loutre ‘otter’; first attested Geoffrey Lutrel 1194 P (Nt)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• from a diminutive of Old French loutre ‘otter’ (Latin lutra), applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble an otter, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who hunted otters (for their pelts). Compare Luter.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In English, metonymic occupational name for a hunter of otters (for their pelts), from a dim. form of OF loutre otter (L lutra). Luquet see Lucas Luttwak see Littwak

  as a name·The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles

• In English, A surname from Old French.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Irish, Old-French le lutrel (the otter). One of the chief families of the Pale since the thirteenth century. Bibl; Map Dublin

  as a name·The Surnames of Ireland

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Narcissus Luttrellb. 1657GBEnglish historian, diarist, and bibliographer
• Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of Carhamptonb. 1713British politician
• Anne, Duchess of Cumberland and Strathearnb. 1743GBnot in their usual nameBritish princess
• Henry Luttrell, 2nd Earl of Carhamptonb. 1743GBBritish Army general (1743-1821)
• Hugh Luttrellb. 1857GBBritish Liberal Party politician (1857–1918)
• Alfred Edgar Luttrellb. 1865AU1865–1924 Architect, building contractor
• Rachel Luttrellb. 1971CACanadian actress
• Marcus Luttrellb. 1975USUS Navy SEAL and author (born 1975)
• Morgan Luttrellb. 1975USAmerican politician (born 1975)
• Erica Luttrellb. 1982CACanadian actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

What does the name Luttrell mean, and where does it come from?

person who hunts otters, or nickname for someone thought to resemble an otter Recorded by Encyclopedia of surnames [the complete companion to tracing your names history].

How do you pronounce Luttrell?

A machine transcription gives /ˈɫətɹəɫ/ (IPA) for English.

In which country does Luttrell have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 9.6 thousand people named Luttrell, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled luttrell.

Where is Luttrell most common?

Luttrell is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 35 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Luttrell?

In the United States, the national register counted 9,632 people named Luttrell in 2010, about 1 in 35 thousand residents.