Lofton Surname

31,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lofton Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Lufton (Luca’s homestead), in Somerset.

Lofton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,0151:21,3022,692
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
India51:153,413,076951,030
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9821:51,1395,791

Lofton (460) may also be a first name.

Lofton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Lufton (Luca’s homestead), in Somerset.

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

Lofton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lofton occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lofton.

How Common Is The Last Name Lofton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,245th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 426,472 people. The surname Lofton occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lofton live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 397,789th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 460 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 17,015 people, or 1 in 21,302. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent reside, Mississippi, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States Lofton exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.

Lofton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lofton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lofton surname rose 1,733 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lofton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lofton surname are 2.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Lofton earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.81% less than the national average, earning $37,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% less than the national average, earning $44,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loffton924/
Losfton921/
Loftoon921/
Loftonn921/
Lofthon921/
D'Lofton861/
Lowton83983/
Lefton83919/
Lafton8399/
Loftan839/
Lovton832/
Loftom832/
Lobton831/
Loftun830/
Loftochin8012/
Louvton775/
Lowtong774/
Lawfton773/
Lobhton773/
Loubton771/
Laufton771/
Looftun771/
Loftand770/
Lowthong7113/
Lofthang718/
Lawton6738,768/
Lewton671,309/
Lowtun67550/
Labton67272/
Lowtan67237/
Laftan6758/
Loftum6731/
Lovtun672/
Lavton672/
Lhowthong671/
Leftan671/

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Lofton Reference & Research

Loftin, Lofton, Loft FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Loftin, Lofton, Loft FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Lupton FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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