Lufkin Family Name and Heraldry

Families named Lufkin share an English surname with a long history. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “descendant of little Luf, a pet form of Love or Lufa (love or wolf)”. Like many surnames, it grew out of a personal name.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Lufkin surname had 1,061 bearers. That puts it among the top 25,000 US surnames.

There is no single Lufkin family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which Lufkin line, if any, bore arms. For the full story, order the Lufkin surname pack.