Save Type Surname (from location & from given name) Usage German Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Either from Leitzkau, the name of a town in Saxony-Anhalt, or from a diminutive of the given name Leutz, a variant of Lutz. Related NamesDetails VariantsLeitz, LudwigOther Languages & CulturesLudvigsen(Danish) Lewis(English) Louis(French)