1897Census of Lutzin
Vitebsk Governorate, Russian Empire
In 1897, Ludza — then commonly known as Lutzin — was the administrative center of Lutzin Uyezd in the Vitebsk Governorate of the Russian Empire, within the Pale of Settlement. Built on a narrow strip of land between several lakes and overlooked by the ruins of a medieval castle, Ludza was one of the oldest towns in the Latgale region. The town had a substantial Jewish population engaged in trade and crafts, alongside Latgalian Catholic peasants, Russian Orthodox and Old Believer residents, and Polish and German townspeople. As one of the region's official uyezd towns, Ludza's 1897 census records are an important source for genealogical research in Latgale.
Search names indexed from 5,591 census entries from Lutzin in the 1897 Russian Empire Census.
Search the collectionSocial estate distribution
- Townspeople72.4%
- Manor peasants7%
- Peasants (unspecified)6.2%
- Nobility4.9%
- State peasants4.7%
- Merchants2.5%
- Officials0.8%
- Honored citizens0.6%
- Clergy0.4%
- Military0.2%
- Foreign subjects0.1%
- Settlers<0.1%
Family surnames found in Lutzin census records
Search census records for family surnames including Levin, Druyan, Locov and more below.
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- Social estate
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- Age
- Religion
- Relationship to head of household
- Occupation
- Place of birth
- Other details
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About this collection
This collection is part of the 1897 Russian Empire Census and is continuously improving. As additional census sheets are indexed and OCR corrections are made, search results and statistics may change over time.
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