Explore the Family Name Loft

The meaning of Loft

1. English: from Middle English lofte ‘upper chamber’, ‘attic’, possibly bestowed on a household servant who worked in an upper chamber, or used in the same sense as Loftus. 2. Danish: habitational name from a place called Loft.

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

The surname Loft, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 35,387th most common surname and by 2010, it had fallen to the rank of 36,337th, representing a change of -2.68%. On the contrary, the total count of individuals with the surname Loft increased slightly over the decade, from 602 in 2000 to 616 in 2010, a modest increase of 2.33%. The proportion of people in the United States bearing the Loft surname per 100,000 dropped from 0.22 to 0.21, marking a decline of -4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,387	#36,337	-2.68%
Count	602	616	2.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Loft

Regarding ethnicity, the Loft surname has seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010 as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census. Those of Asian/Pacific Islander descent increased from 0.83% to 0.97%, while those identifying as two or more races saw a significant increase from 1.50% to 2.76%. Individuals of white ethnicity decreased from 90.37% to 86.36%, and the Hispanic population went up significantly from 1.50% to 3.25%. People of Black ethnicity also experienced an increase from 2.99% to 4.06%. However, the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 2.82% to 2.60%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.37%	86.36%	-4.44%
Black	2.99%	4.06%	35.79%
Hispanic	1.5%	3.25%	116.67%
Two or More Races	1.5%	2.76%	84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.82%	2.6%	-7.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.83%	0.97%	16.87%