Loft Surname

213,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Denmark

Loft Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the loft,' an attic, a garret, a room in the roof; compare Lodge. The final 's' in Lofts is common to all monosyllabic local names (compare Holmes, Lowndes, Brooks), and in fact is the genitive, as in Williams, Tompkins, Jones, &c.

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Loft Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8861:62,8877,392
Denmark4661:12,1131,158
Canada2341:157,46015,959
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Wales391:79,3476,699
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
France31:22,140,907385,998
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7631:31,9474,236
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

Loft (128) may also be a first name.

Loft Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the loft,' an attic, a garret, a room in the roof; compare Lodge. The final 's' in Lofts is common to all monosyllabic local names (compare Holmes, Lowndes, Brooks), and in fact is the genitive, as in Williams, Tompkins, Jones, &c. v. Loftus.

Alenus atte Loft, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Angnes ad le Loft, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Walter ad le Loft, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1669. Married — William Loft and Mary Morgan: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1738. — Stephen Hasser and Anne Loft: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1773.— Stephen Loftes and Mary Cox: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) Dweller at a Loft [Middle English loft, Old Norse lopt (Dano-Norwegian loft] Alenus atte Loft.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From residence in a loft or upper chamber. The form Ad le Loft, "at the Loft," occurs several times in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Loft Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loft (Russian: Лофт) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loft? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loft is the 213,723rd most frequently used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 3,783,773 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Loft are found; 77 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. Loft is also the 821,896th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 128 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 62,887. In England it is mostly found in: Kent, where 28 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and East Sussex, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Loft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loft has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Loft surname rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loft Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Loft earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.37% less than the national average, earning 240,973 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.01% less than the national average, earning R 190,092 per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% more than the national average, earning $50,931 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofts891,793/
Looft891,074/
Lofft89179/
Lofte8961/
Loftz8912/
Loftt893/
Louft891/
Loeft890/
Lof861,646/
Loftås8089/
Loufte803/
Loftts801/
Loffts800/
Loftte800/
Lotf7517,584/
Loff753,446/
Loof752,615/
Louf75902/
Left75809/
Lohf75399/
Lofe75278/
Laft7534/
Lofh7522/
Loif7518/
Loyf7510/
Lowt757/
Lofs755/
Lobt754/
Lopf753/
Lodf752/
Lofp751/
Lovf751/
Lovt751/
Lowf751/
Lotv751/
Lofz751/
Llof751/
Liof750/
Lotfe671,107/
Lowth67787/
Lohff67450/
Loutf67180/
Looff67142/
Loofe67116/
Loffe6771/
Lefft6742/
Loofs6742/
Lauft6738/
Loufs6719/
Loudf6712/
Leftt6711/
Louff679/
Lopfe676/
Lafte676/
Hlaft675/
Lovte675/
Loufe675/
Liaft675/
Lofhs673/
Loubt673/
Lotfs672/
Lobtt672/
Llovt672/
Hloof672/
Lgoff671/
Lazft671/
Lowtz671/
Lowte671/
Lovth671/
Lyoff671/
Laftz671/
Lophf671/
Loowf671/
Lothf671/
Lovfe671/
Hlouf671/
Loife671/
Louhf671/
Laaft671/
Losfe671/
Louwt671/
Lafts670/
Lhopf670/
Lafft670/
Lohfs670/
Lhofe670/

Loft Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loft in the Russian language
Лофтloft-

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