Explore the Family Name Loosemore

The meaning of Loosemore

English: habitational name from Loosemoor in Oakford (Devon). The placename derives from Old English hlōse ‘shed, pigsty’ + mōr ‘moor, area of boggy ground’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Loosemore witnessed a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 70,273rd in terms of prevalence among all surnames in the United States, but it dropped to 72,105th position by 2010, marking a change of -2.61%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Loosemore surname increased slightly from 260 in 2000 to 270 in 2010, indicating a growth of 3.85%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a decline of 10%, slipping from 0.1 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,273	#72,105	-2.61%
Count	260	270	3.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Loosemore

When looking at the ethnic identity of those carrying the Loosemore surname, there was a small shift observed between 2000 and 2010 based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 94.23% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which slightly rose to 95.19% in 2010. Although the percentage of those identifying as having two or more races was 4.23% in 2000, the figure was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no individuals with the Loosemore surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. However, the Hispanic population bearing the Loosemore surname emerged in 2010, registering at 1.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.23%	95.19%	1.02%
Hispanic	0%	1.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	4.23%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%