How common is the surname Lo?

17,687 people in the United States had the surname Lo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,456 Americans. It ranked 2,036th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lo?

Leandro Lo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete, followed by Malinda Lo.

Where is the surname Lo most common?

Wikidata records people named Lo in Brazil, the United States and the People's Republic of China.

Is the surname Lo getting more or less common?

More common. 14,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,687 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Lo

A Chinese surname, carried by 17,687 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lo is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From Mandarin 洛 (Luò) Wade–Giles romanization: Lo⁴.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,687 people named Lo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 17,456 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,534.

#2,036

rank among US surnames

17,687

people in 2010

6.0

per 100,000 Americans

+21.7%

change since 2000 (was #2,292)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,027	Sneed	17,804	17,341
#2,028	Skaggs	17,778	17,367
#2,029	Alcala	17,758	17,386
#2,030	Munson	17,745	17,399
#2,031	Eason	17,714	17,429
#2,032	Keene	17,711	17,432
#2,033	Shearer	17,707	17,436

Who is named Lo

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Lo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Los

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Leandro Lo
Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete, 1989–2022
Malinda Lo
American writer of young adult novels (1974-)
Lo Sin Yan Happy
Badminton player from Hong Kong, born 2003

Notable Los come mostly from Brazil (1), the United States (1) and the People's Republic of China (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Lo

Lo has the Soundex code L000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lo come from?: From Mandarin 洛 (Luò) Wade–Giles romanization: Lo⁴.
How common is the surname Lo?: 17,687 people in the United States had the surname Lo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 17,456 Americans. It ranked 2,036th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lo?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Lo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lo?: Leandro Lo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete, followed by Malinda Lo.
Where is the surname Lo most common?: Wikidata records people named Lo in Brazil, the United States and the People's Republic of China.
Is the surname Lo getting more or less common?: More common. 14,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,687 in 2010, up 22%.
What are other spellings of Lo?: Luo.