# Louie (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,485 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,175 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 36,387 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (8,071 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈluː.i/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Louis /Louise /Louisa + -ie.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Louie 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) | 8.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 79% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.6% |

## Similar surnames

Lu, Lo, Lui, Lóu, Loi, Lowe, Lee, Li, Le, Liu, Law, Ly.

## 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.