The Luster surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,316 people carried this name — #4,823 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 6,840 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Luster surname

Borrowed from German Luster or, possibly, a variant of Lester.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Luster» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Luster in American newspapers,
1886–1915.

Newspaper page from Sword And Shield carrying the name Luster
Sword And Shield 1886-08-21
Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Luster
The Port Gibson Reveille 1905-08-03
Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Luster
The Port Gibson Reveille 1915-03-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 177,893 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Luster in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1950s.

708 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Luster. The most, 134, date from the 1890s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 196
Queensland 193
Victoria 185
South Australia 60
Western Australia 53
Tasmania 20
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Luster.

Who carried it

People named Luster,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sara Rosenbaum 1875–1944
  • Moses Luster 1891–1940
  • Hans Lüster 1906–
  • Rudolf Luster 1921–2000 · politician
  • Betty Luster 1922–2011 · singer
  • Leo Luster 1927–2017

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Luster,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States456 records

456 records of the Luster name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 205
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 142
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 65
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 26
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 11
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Jessie P. Luster

    Born 1912 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1945 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Oklahoma.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Lee Luster

    Born 1949; from Tiffin, Ohio. U.S. Army, infantryman; declared dead 1969 in Pleiku, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anna Luster

    Arrived at New York in 1879 aboard the Oder from Bremen and Southampton, aged 34; farmer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 456 records for Luster in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands77 records

77 records of the Luster name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 45
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 30
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Alijda Luster

    Married in 1836 in Brielle; domestic servant, born 1803 in Nieuw-Helvoet. Died 1873 in Brielle, aged 70.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Voorne-Putten (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Dirk Luster

    Died 1969 in Voorst, aged 55.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sijmon Luster

    Buried in 1719 in De Rijp.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Alkmaar (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 77 records for Luster in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Germany14 records

14 records of the Luster name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Albert Luster

    From Berlin. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 14 October 1914 (Landwehr Infantry Regiment No. 35).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Bernhard Luster

    From Bresten. Reported dead in the Prussian casualty list of 20 April 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 112).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 14 records for Luster in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

Australia11 records

11 records of the Luster name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emma Luster

    Arrived in Victoria in 1841 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Argyle, aged 23.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Adela Luster

    Arrived in Victoria in 1911 aboard the Roon, aged 29.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sigmund Luster

    Arrived in Victoria in 1911 aboard the Roon, aged 3.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 11 records for Luster in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Switzerland1 record

1 record of the Luster name in Switzerland Zürich marriage records, 16th–18th centuries
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Luster

    Married in 1627 in Grossmünster, canton of Zürich.

    Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich, Zürcher Ehedaten (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Luster name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Otilie Luster

    Census of 1910: Brattebjerggate, Stavanger; born 1882 in Sogndal i Dalerne.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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