Explore the Family Name Lofthus

The meaning of Lofthus

1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of about 20 places so named for having a farmhouse with an upper story (see Loftus). 2. English: variant of Loftus 1. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Obert.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lofthus saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its rank dropped from 54,522nd most popular in 2000 to 58,876th in 2010, a decline of approximately 7.99%. The actual count of people with this surname also fell slightly, from 354 people in 2000 to 344 in 2010, marking a decrease of about 2.82%. The proportion of individuals with the surname Lofthus per 100,000 people also decreased by roughly 7.69%, falling from 0.13 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#58,876	-7.99%
Count	354	344	-2.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lofthus

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Lofthus identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this percentage did see a slight decrease from 98.02% to 94.77%. The Hispanic representation increased to 2.03% in 2010 from no representation in 2000, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also appeared in 2010 census at 1.45%. There were no changes reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or two or more races with the surname Lofthus during these years. This suggests a slight diversification in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lofthus over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.02%	94.77%	-3.32%
Hispanic	0%	2.03%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%