Explore the Family Name Lokken

The meaning of Lokken

1. Norwegian (Løkken): habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads called Løkken, from Old Norse lykkja ‘enclosure’. 2. Dutch: patronymic from Lok, a nickname for someone with curly hair. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Lars, Karsten, Sig, Thorvald.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lokken experienced a slight shift in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 20,111, but by 2010, it had changed to a rank of 21,009, showing a decline in popularity by about 4.47%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,233 in 2000 to 1,252 in 2010, marking a growth of 1.54%. The proportion of Lokken per 100k people also decreased by 8.7% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,111	#21,009	-4.47%
Count	1,233	1,252	1.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.42	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lokken

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Lokken identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a minor decrease of 2.08% over this decade. Interestingly, there were increases among other ethnicities during these years. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 68.42%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 54.39%. There were also individuals who began identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not recorded in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentages for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.46%	96.41%	-2.08%
Two or More Races	0%	1.28%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.96%	68.42%
Hispanic	0.57%	0.88%	54.39%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%