How common is the surname Loss?

1,182 people in the United States had the surname Loss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,206 Americans. It ranked 21,960th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Loss?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Loss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Loss?

Osmar Loss Vieira, Brazilian association football player.

Where is the surname Loss most common?

Wikidata records people named Loss in Brazil.

Is the surname Loss getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,182 in 2010, down 23%.

The surname Loss

A surname, carried by 1,182 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Loss is more common than 86.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,182 people named Loss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 261,206 Americans. That is down 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,533.

#21,960

rank among US surnames

1,182

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-22.9%

change since 2000 (was #17,073)

Who is named Loss

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

93% of people named Loss identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Losss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Osmar Loss Vieira
Brazilian association football player, born 1975

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Loss

Loss 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 Loss?: 1,182 people in the United States had the surname Loss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 261,206 Americans. It ranked 21,960th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Loss?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Loss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Loss?: Osmar Loss Vieira, Brazilian association football player.
Where is the surname Loss most common?: Wikidata records people named Loss in Brazil.
Is the surname Loss getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,533 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,182 in 2010, down 23%.