How common is the surname Loft?

616 people in the United States had the surname Loft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. It ranked 36,337th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Loft?

Arthur Loft, actor (1897-1947).

Where is the surname Loft most common?

Wikidata records people named Loft in the United States.

Is the surname Loft getting more or less common?

More common. 602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 616 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Loft

A Danish occupational surname, carried by 616 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loft is more common than 77.6% of them.

Origin

Danish origin

Two main origins: * From Middle English lofte (“loft, attic”), possibly a surname given to a household servant who worked in an upper chamber; see the noun loft. * Borrowed from Danish Loft, a habitational surname.

Loft is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 616 people named Loft in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 602.

#36,337

rank among US surnames

616

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #35,387)

Who is named Loft

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

86% of people named Loft identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lofts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Loft
Actor (1897-1947)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Loft

Luft

Loft has the Soundex code L130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L130.

Other Danish surnames

All 50 Danish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Loft come from?: Two main origins: * From Middle English lofte (“loft, attic”), possibly a surname given to a household servant who worked in an upper chamber; see the noun loft. * Borrowed from Danish Loft, a habitational surname.
How common is the surname Loft?: 616 people in the United States had the surname Loft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 501,210 Americans. It ranked 36,337th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loft?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Loft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Loft?: Arthur Loft, actor (1897-1947).
Where is the surname Loft most common?: Wikidata records people named Loft in the United States.
What type of surname is Loft?: Loft is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Loft getting more or less common?: More common. 602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 616 in 2010, up 2.3%.