Explore the Family Name Losee

The meaning of Losee

North German: habitational name from any of several places called Loose (see Loose) or Loosey. This name was established in the Hudson valley in the 18th century.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Losee has seen minor changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Losee ranked 14,885 in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it rose slightly to 14,794. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 1,824 in 2000 to 2,006 in 2010, marking a growth rate of nearly 10%. Interestingly, the proportion of the population with the Losee surname per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.68 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,885	#14,794	0.61%
Count	1,824	2,006	9.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.68	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Losee

The ethnicity associated with the surname Losee also showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the vast majority of those with the Losee surname identified as White (96.60%), with small percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1.32%) or Hispanic (0.99%), and an even smaller group identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.66%). By 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White had decreased slightly to 95.86%, while the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic had risen to 1.60%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell to 0.80%. Furthermore, a new category emerged, with 1.10% identifying as having two or more ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	95.86%	-0.77%
Hispanic	0.99%	1.6%	61.62%
Two or More Races	0%	1.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.32%	0.8%	-39.39%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.66%	0%	0%