Explore the Family Name Loch

The meaning of Loch

1. German: topographic name from Middle High German loch ‘hollow, valley, hole’. 2. Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived by a loch or lake, or, according to Black, specifically from Portmore Loch in Eddleston. Some characteristic forenames: German Benno, Kurt, Gottfried, Hartmut, Helmut.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Loch in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Loch recorded a subtle change in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 12,088 and slightly dropped to 12,496 in 2010, marking a decrease of 3.38%. Despite this, the actual count of people with the surname increased by 4.77%, from 2,368 individuals in 2000 to 2,481 in 2010. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, the name's frequency dipped by 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,088	#12,496	-3.38%
Count	2,368	2,481	4.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.88	0.84	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Loch

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by roughly 30%, and those identifying with two or more races rose by nearly 20%. On the other hand, the percentages of those identifying as White saw a minor decline of 3.19%. Notably, individuals identifying as Hispanic experienced a significant increase, rising by 120.75% over the decade. Conversely, those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native saw decreases of 17.65% and 21.57% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.26%	88.35%	-3.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.49%	7.13%	29.87%
Hispanic	1.06%	2.34%	120.75%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.21%	19.8%
Black	0.68%	0.56%	-17.65%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0.4%	-21.57%