Explore the Family Name Lougheed

The meaning of Lougheed

Scottish: variant of Lochhead.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Lougheed" has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the rank of this surname was 38,464 and by 2010, its rank had fallen to 40,909 marking a change of -6.36%. The total count of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 541 in 2000 to 533 in 2010, experiencing a decline of -1.48%. Accordingly, the proportion of people carrying the "Lougheed" surname per 100k individuals decreased by 10%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,464	#40,909	-6.36%
Count	541	533	-1.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lougheed

When considering the ethnicity of individuals bearing the "Lougheed" surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, some changes were observed between 2000 and 2010. A majority of the "Lougheed" population identified as White in both years, with a small decrease from 92.24% in 2000 to 91.74% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 26.58%, rising from 2.22% to 2.81% over the decade. Simultaneously, Black representation within the "Lougheed" surname bearers decreased by 19.94%, going from 3.51% to 2.81%. The percentage of individuals with two or more ethnic identities rose significantly by 63.04%, from 0.92% to 1.50%. There was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native within this surname group during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.24%	91.74%	-0.54%
Hispanic	2.22%	2.81%	26.58%
Black	3.51%	2.81%	-19.94%
Two or More Races	0.92%	1.5%	63.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%