Loasby Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Loasby Surname Definition:

From Lowesby; a location name in Leicestershire.

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Loasby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4681:119,05612,089
United States251:14,498,357517,445
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2711:89,9469,346
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Loasby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Lowesby; a location name in Leicestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

A misspelling of the post-1066 name for Glowesbi in Leicestershire; from glói, a proper noun, masculine, nominitive singular of gloi, glow, an Old Norse male form of glóa, or an Icelandic form of glóði. In Norse mythology this is the name of a 'dwarf'; and bȳ, from the Old Norse, bœr, býr, meaning 'farm' or 'settlement'.

This place has been known by various spellings, including Glowesbi c. 1086 (Domesday), Lousebia c. 1130, Lousebi c. 1184, Louseby 1220s and Lowesby current.

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Loasby Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Loasby Come From? nationality or country of origin

Loasby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Loasby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loasby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 561,353rd most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. Loasby occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Loasby are found; 84 percent are found in Northern Europe and 84 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Loasby is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 468 people, or 1 in 119,056. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 33 percent live, Essex, where 5 percent live and Leicestershire, where 5 percent live. Aside from England it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 4 percent live and New Zealand, where 4 percent live.

Loasby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loasby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loasby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Loasby surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

Loasby earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 51.82% more than the national average, earning $65,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loaboy8316/
Loabuy831/
Lohasbi771/
Loaba73914/
Loabe73186/
Loabi7362/
Louaba6793/
Louabe6730/
Loaboi6719/
Louabi6715/
Loaibi676/
Lohabe675/
Loabui675/
Loabed672/
Laouby671/
Looabi671/
Loasue671/
Hloabe671/
Lohabi671/
Loabai671/
Loaber671/
Lauaby670/

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