How common is the surname Losey?

3,355 people in the United States had the surname Losey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,025 Americans. It ranked 9,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Losey?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Losey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Losey?

Joseph Losey, American filmmaker and theatre director (1909–1984).

Where is the surname Losey most common?

Wikidata records people named Losey in the United States.

Is the surname Losey getting more or less common?

More common. 3,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,355 in 2010, up 1.9%.

The surname Losey

A surname, carried by 3,355 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Losey is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,355 people named Losey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 92,025 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,291.

#9,672

rank among US surnames

3,355

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,118)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,666	Kennelly	3,358	91,943
#9,667	Oliveri	3,357	91,971
#9,669	Shear	3,356	91,998
#9,672	Vanlandingham	3,355	92,025
#9,679	Kummer	3,354	92,053

Who is named Losey

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

93% of people named Losey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Loseys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joseph Losey
American filmmaker and theatre director (1909–1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Losey

Losey has the Soundex code L200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L200.

Questions

How common is the surname Losey?: 3,355 people in the United States had the surname Losey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 92,025 Americans. It ranked 9,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Losey?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Losey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Losey?: Joseph Losey, American filmmaker and theatre director (1909–1984).
Where is the surname Losey most common?: Wikidata records people named Losey in the United States.
Is the surname Losey getting more or less common?: More common. 3,291 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,355 in 2010, up 1.9%.