How common is the surname Locher?

1,688 people in the United States had the surname Locher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,906 Americans. It ranked 16,881st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Locher?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Locher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Locher?

Cyrus Locher, American politician (1878-1929), followed by Jon Hall.

Where is the surname Locher most common?

Wikidata records people named Locher in the United States.

Is the surname Locher getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,688 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Locher

A surname, carried by 1,688 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Locher is more common than 89.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,688 people named Locher in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 182,906 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,709.

#16,881

rank among US surnames

1,688

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #15,699)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,876	Melnik	1,689	182,798
#16,881	Locher	1,688	182,906
#16,887	Howery	1,687	183,015

Who is named Locher

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

96% of people named Locher identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lochers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cyrus Locher
American politician (1878-1929)
Jon Hall
American actor (1915-1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Locher

Locher has the Soundex code L260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L260.

Questions

How common is the surname Locher?: 1,688 people in the United States had the surname Locher in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 182,906 Americans. It ranked 16,881st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Locher?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Locher identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Locher?: Cyrus Locher, American politician (1878-1929), followed by Jon Hall.
Where is the surname Locher most common?: Wikidata records people named Locher in the United States.
Is the surname Locher getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,709 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,688 in 2010, down 1.2%.