# Logue (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/logue/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,328 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,255 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 37,073 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.8% (8,022 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maolaodhóg (“descendant of the servant of (Saint) Maodhóg”), a hypocoristic of aodh (“fire”). Compare Molloy. Also from Ó Laoghóg (“descendant of Laoghóg”), a diminutive of laogh (“calf”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Logue in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Logue in Australia.

## People named Logue

- Lionel Logue, Australian speech and language pathologist; speech therapist (1880-1953)

## Similar surnames

League, Louk, Lough, Loux, Lose, Lewis, Leach, Lugo, Lake, Locke, Louis, Lacy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.