Luchsinger or Lucksinger is a surname. The name is believed to stem from the village of

Luchsingen Luchsingen is a village and former Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. History Luchsingen is first mentioned in 1274 as ''Luchsingen''. In 2004 the former municipali ...

in the

Swiss Swiss most commonly refers to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Swiss may also refer to: Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina * Swiss, West Virginia * Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses * Swiss Café, an old café located ...

canton of Glarus The canton of Glarus ( ; ; ; ) is a cantons of Switzerland, canton in east-central Switzerland. The capital is Glarus. The population speaks a variety of Alemannic German. The majority of the population (81%) identifies as Christianity in Switzer ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Felix Luchsinger, Swiss curler *

Fritz Luchsinger Fritz Luchsinger (8 March 1921 – 28 April 1983) was a Swiss mountaineer. Together with Ernst Reiss, he made the first ascent of Lhotse (8,516 m), the 4th highest mountain in the world, on 18 May 1956. During the approach march Luchsinger came ...

(1921–1983), Swiss mountaineer *

, Swiss curler * John Luchsinger, American legislator and pioneer * Richard Luchsinger (1900–1993), Swiss doctor *

Susie Luchsinger Martha Susan McEntire-Eaton (formerly Luchsinger, ; born November 8, 1957) is an American contemporary Christian music singer. She is the younger sister of Reba McEntire, Reba, Alice, and Pake McEntire, Pake. Susie Luchsinger profile Allmusi ...

, American singer *

Tom Luchsinger Thomas James Luchsinger (born February 28, 1991) is an American swimmer who specializes in butterfly events. At the 2013 US national championships, he won the national championship in the 200m butterfly and qualified for the 2013 World Aquatics ...

, American swimmer * Paula Luchsinger (1994), Chilean actress

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