Explore the Family Name Lopeman

The meaning of Lopeman

Possibly an Americanized form of Dutch Loopman: occupational name for a messenger or for someone who made excursions into the woods, from lopen ‘to run’ + man ‘man’. The surname Loopman is no longer found in the Netherlands. Compare Looper.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data regarding popularity, the surname Lopeman gained slight popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 45,308 in 2000 to 45,253 in 2010, showing a minor increase of 0.12%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Lopeman surname increased by 6.29%, from 445 people in 2000 to 473 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,308	#45,253	0.12%
Count	445	473	6.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lopeman

The ethnic identity associated with the Lopeman surname also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on Decennial U.S. Census data. Those identifying as White held the majority, although their percentage decreased slightly from 91.46% in 2000 to 90.27% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase of 66.44%, moving from 2.92% in 2000 to 4.86% in 2010. Individuals identifying as two or more races decreased significantly, from 2.25% in 2000 to 1.27% in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native group saw a marginal increase from 2.7% to 2.75%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.46%	90.27%	-1.3%
Hispanic	2.92%	4.86%	66.44%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.7%	2.75%	1.85%
Two or More Races	2.25%	1.27%	-43.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%