How common is the surname Loo?

3,645 people in the United States had the surname Loo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,704 Americans. It ranked 8,977th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Loo?

In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Loo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Loo?

Richard Loo, American character actor (1903–1983).

Where is the surname Loo most common?

Wikidata records people named Loo in the United States.

Is the surname Loo getting more or less common?

More common. 3,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,645 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Loo

A surname, carried by 3,645 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). Loo is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

* As a Dutch and north German surname, from loo (“wood, clearing”). * As a Chinese surname, spelling variant of Lu.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,645 people named Loo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,704 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,237.

#8,977

rank among US surnames

3,645

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+12.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,263)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,969	Spindler	3,648	84,634
#8,971	Harshman	3,647	84,657
#8,975	Bresnahan	3,646	84,681
#8,977	Chandra	3,645	84,704
#8,980	Hartin	3,644	84,727
#8,981	Northern	3,643	84,750

Who is named Loo

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

68% of people named Loo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 11% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 12%
Two or more races 11%
White (not Hispanic) 8.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

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

Famous Loos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Loo
American character actor (1903–1983)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Loo

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

Questions

Where does the surname Loo come from?: * As a Dutch and north German surname, from loo (“wood, clearing”). * As a Chinese surname, spelling variant of Lu.
How common is the surname Loo?: 3,645 people in the United States had the surname Loo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,704 Americans. It ranked 8,977th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loo?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Loo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Loo?: Richard Loo, American character actor (1903–1983).
Where is the surname Loo most common?: Wikidata records people named Loo in the United States.
Is the surname Loo getting more or less common?: More common. 3,237 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,645 in 2010, up 13%.