Explore the Family Name Loga

The meaning of Loga

1. Norwegian: habitational name from a farm in Agder named Loga, from lok ‘shallow pond’. 2. Perhaps an altered form of German Legau, a habitational name from Legau in Bavaria.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Loga has seen a slight increase. In the year 2000, Loga was ranked as the 54,643rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 50,851st spot, representing a change of 6.94%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 353 in 2000 to 410 in 2010, marking a significant rise of 16.15%. The proportion of individuals with the surname Loga per 100,000 members of the population has also slightly increased from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,643	#50,851	6.94%
Count	353	410	16.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Loga

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Loga based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some considerable changes between 2000 and 2010. A striking growth has been noted among those identifying as Black, which rose from 1.98% to 6.10%, an increase of 208.08%. Another notable surge was among the Hispanic community, with the proportion rising from 5.38% to 10.24%, indicating a change of 90.33%. On the other hand, those identifying as White showed a decrease from 90.37% to 82.20%. There were virtually no Logas identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, however, by 2010 there was a small percentage (1.22%) identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.37%	82.2%	-9.04%
Hispanic	5.38%	10.24%	90.33%
Black	1.98%	6.1%	208.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.22%	0%
Two or More Races	1.42%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%