Lofthouse Surname

85,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lofthouse Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the loft-house,' a house with an attic or cock-loft above it. This is a Yorkshire surname and several places are so termed. The chief are Lofthouse, a village three miles north of Wakefield, and Lofthouse, a village in the parish of Kirkby Malzeard.

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Lofthouse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4581:16,1132,340
United States1,1741:308,73828,337
Australia4551:59,3317,200
Canada2281:161,60316,308
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Scotland621:86,3526,198
Wales541:57,3065,200
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2281:10,9401,672
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Lofthouse Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the loft-house,' a house with an attic or cock-loft above it. This is a Yorkshire surname and several places are so termed. The chief are Lofthouse, a village three miles north of Wakefield, and Lofthouse, a village in the parish of Kirkby Malzeard.

Robert de Lofthus, Close Rolls, 28 Edward I.

Richard Lofthouse, Yorkshire: Deposition from York Castle (Surtees Society).

John Loftous, Yorkshire, ibid.

Robertus Lofthouse, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

John de Lofthouse, Close Rolls, 17 Richard II.

1593-4. William Loftous, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1667. Arthur Bostock and Catherine Loftus: Marriage Alleg. (Westminster).

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

"A Yorkshire surname and several places in the county are so termed" (Bardsley). Robert Lofthous in Lyndene was convicted of concealing certain 'paise penneis,' probably English gold coins, 1502 (Trials, I, p. 32). A contraction of Lofthouse.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian) belonging to Lofthouse, Loftus (Yorks); or Dweller at a House with a Loft or Upper Story [Old Norse lopt (loft) + hús]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Lofthouse or Loftus (house with an upper floor), both places in Yorkshire; one who lived in a house with an upper story.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A contraction of Lofthouse, a parish in Yorkshire. The family "appear to have flourished in Yorkshire as early as the reign of Alfred!" B.L.G., where the archives of York Minster are given as the authority.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Lofthus.

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

Lofthouse, of which Loftus is a rare and contracted form, is a characteristic Yorkshire name. Lofthouse or Loftus, a town in the North Riding, gave the name of Loftus to a family of great antiquity in the county (L.). There are also places called Lofthouse in the West Riding. The present home of the Lofthouses of the West Riding is in the Ripon district.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Lofthouse Last Name Facts

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

Lofthouse occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Lofthouse click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofthouse? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,339th most frequently used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,289,147 people. Lofthouse is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Lofthouse reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is held by 3,458 people, or 1 in 16,113. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside and Lancashire, where 10 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Lofthouse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lofthouse has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,631 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 57 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lofthouse Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lofthouse surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lofthouse last name are 33.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.12% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lofthouse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.47% more than the national average, earning R 447,888 per year; in United States they earn 5.32% less than the national average, earning $40,855 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.22% more than the national average, earning $53,767 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lofthose944/
Lofthous941/
Loftouse940/
Lofthus88930/
Loftous880/
Laufthouse840/
Loftoose821/
Loftus8020,197/
Loftos809/
Lofftus75103/
Lofttus751/
Loftusi751/
Lotftus750/
Loftuss750/
Laftous750/
Loftise750/
Loftues750/
Lofthies710/
Loftas6718/
Laftus672/
Laftos671/
Loftice63295/
Lofties63244/
Loftaas6334/
Lauftus630/
Lophtus630/
Lofteis630/
Loftager59143/
Laftasse594/
Lafthaisa5634/
Laftas53261/
Laftass504/

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