Explore the Family Name Loughmiller

The meaning of Loughmiller

Americanized form of German Lachmüller, a distinguishing name for a miller (Middle High German mülnære) whose mill was by a pond or lake (Middle High German lache).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Loughmiller has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 38,524th place in 2000 to 37,735th place in 2010, indicating a 2.05% increase in its ranking. In terms of count, there were 540 individuals with the Loughmiller surname in 2000, which grew to 589 by 2010 — a 9.07% rise. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.2 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,524	#37,735	2.05%
Count	540	589	9.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Loughmiller

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census reports that the predominant ethnic identity associated with the Loughmiller surname is White, accounting for 93.33% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 92.87% in 2010. Minorities holding this surname include those of Asian/Pacific Islander descent (increasing from 1.11% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010), and individuals identifying as Hispanic (rising significantly from 1.30% in 2000 to 2.38% in 2010). There was a decrease in the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races, moving from 3.89% in 2000 to 3.40% in 2010. During both census years, there were no Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals reported with the Loughmiller surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.33%	92.87%	-0.49%
Two or More Races	3.89%	3.4%	-12.6%
Hispanic	1.3%	2.38%	83.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.11%	1.19%	7.21%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%