How common is the surname Lóu?

2,945 people in the United States had the surname Lóu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,837 Americans. It ranked 10,815th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lóu?

Lou Xuan, 3rd century Eastern Wu official, followed by Liza Lou.

Where is the surname Lóu most common?

Wikidata records people named Lóu in Eastern Wu and the United States.

Is the surname Lóu getting more or less common?

More common. 2,441 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,945 in 2010, up 21%.

Is Lóu also a first name?

Yes. Lóu is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Lóu

A surname, carried by 2,945 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex L000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lóu is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,945 people named Lóu in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,837 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,441.

#10,815

rank among US surnames

2,945

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+20.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,758)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,808	Hoskinson	2,948	104,731
#10,809	Horak	2,947	104,766
#10,812	Romain	2,946	104,802
#10,815	Kloss	2,945	104,837
#10,819	Oldenburg	2,944	104,873
#10,822	Sanon	2,943	104,908

Who is named Lóu

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

80% of people named Lóu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 80%
White (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Lóus

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lou Xuan
3rd century Eastern Wu official
Liza Lou
American artist (born 1969)

Notable Lóus come mostly from Eastern Wu (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lóu

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

Questions

How common is the surname Lóu?: 2,945 people in the United States had the surname Lóu in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,837 Americans. It ranked 10,815th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lóu?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Lóu identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lóu?: Lou Xuan, 3rd century Eastern Wu official, followed by Liza Lou.
Where is the surname Lóu most common?: Wikidata records people named Lóu in Eastern Wu and the United States.
Is the surname Lóu getting more or less common?: More common. 2,441 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,945 in 2010, up 21%.
Is Lóu also a first name?: Yes. Lóu is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.