Explore the Family Name Loughman

The meaning of Loughman

1. Irish: variant of Ó Lachtnáin, see Loughnane. 2. Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Lachmann. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Kieran, Brendan.

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

The surname Loughman has seen a minor shift in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 22,283rd most popular surname, and by 2010 it had shifted to the 22,404th position, marking a slight decrease of 0.54%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Loughman surname increased from 1,079 in 2000 to 1,149 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 6.49%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a small decrease of 2.5%, moving from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,283	#22,404	-0.54%
Count	1,079	1,149	6.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.39	-2.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Loughman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Loughman surname saw some notable changes over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals identified as White, although there was a slight decrease (from 97.03% in 2000 to 94.17% in 2010). Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, jumping from 1.20% in 2000 to 2.61% in 2010. There were also shifts among other ethnicities: those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races each represented 1.22% of the population in 2010, up from 0% in 2000. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native both dropped to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.03%	94.17%	-2.95%
Hispanic	1.2%	2.61%	117.5%
Two or More Races	0%	1.22%	0%
Black	0%	1.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.74%	0%	0%