How common is the surname Loftus?

8,166 people in the United States had the surname Loftus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,809 Americans. It ranked 4,347th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Loftus?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Loftus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Loftus?

Elizabeth Loftus, American cognitive psychologist, followed by William Loftus.

Where is the surname Loftus most common?

Wikidata records people named Loftus in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia and 1 other country.

Is the surname Loftus getting more or less common?

More common. 7,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,166 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Loftus

A surname, carried by 8,166 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L132

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loftus is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,166 people named Loftus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,809 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,916.

#4,347

rank among US surnames

8,166

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,142)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,338	Atchison	8,185	37,721
#4,339	McCaffrey	8,181	37,739
#4,340	Dupuis	8,179	37,749
#4,341	Valenti	8,174	37,772
#4,343	Bradbury	8,172	37,781
#4,344	Seiler	8,170	37,790
#4,345	Menchaca	8,169	37,795

Who is named Loftus

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

95% of people named Loftus identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Loftuss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Loftus
American cognitive psychologist, born 1944
William Loftus
British archaeologist (1821-1858)
Cecilia Loftus
British actress (1876–1943)
Glen Loftus
Australian rower, born 1976
Adam Loftus
British archbishop (1533-1605)
Lord Augustus Loftus
British diplomat (1817-1904)

Notable Loftuss come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Loftus

Loftus has the Soundex code L132, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L132.

Questions

How common is the surname Loftus?: 8,166 people in the United States had the surname Loftus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,809 Americans. It ranked 4,347th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loftus?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Loftus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Loftus?: Elizabeth Loftus, American cognitive psychologist, followed by William Loftus.
Where is the surname Loftus most common?: Wikidata records people named Loftus in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia and 1 other country.
Is the surname Loftus getting more or less common?: More common. 7,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,166 in 2010, up 3.2%.