Loftus Surname
Approximately 20,197 people bear this surname
Loftus 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.
Read More About This SurnameLoftus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,230 | 1:32,276 | 4,026 |
| England | 4,371 | 1:12,747 | 1,878 |
| Ireland | 1,785 | 1:2,638 | 491 |
| Australia | 1,020 | 1:26,466 | 3,598 |
| Canada | 577 | 1:63,857 | 7,448 |
| South Africa | 333 | 1:162,696 | 18,231 |
| Scotland | 271 | 1:19,756 | 2,310 |
| New Zealand | 141 | 1:32,116 | 5,589 |
| Wales | 120 | 1:25,788 | 2,682 |
| Northern Ireland | 76 | 1:24,277 | 2,748 |
| Thailand | 75 | 1:941,845 | 145,864 |
| Mexico | 40 | 1:3,103,155 | 23,265 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Falkland Islands | 3 | 1:1,044 | 221 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,777 | 1:2,493 | 470 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,446 | 1:16,857 | 2,459 |
| Scotland | 142 | 1:26,361 | 2,369 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:36,475 | 1,977 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,313 | 1:21,711 | 2,736 |
Loftus (170) may also be a first name.
Loftus 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 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.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Lofthouse, Loftus (Yorks); or Dweller at a House with a Loft or Upper Story [Old Norse lopt (loft) + hús]
This English name, in Ireland as such since the sixteenth century, is very numerous in Connacht.
where it is not English but almost always a synonym of Loughnane, q.v. IF 26*, 211*; Map Mayo
(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.
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.
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.
Loftus Demographics
Loftus Religious Adherence
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Loftus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loftus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loftus (Arabic: فتوس, Russian: Лофтус) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loftus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 26,629th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 360,823 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Loftus reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Loftus is also the 701,320th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 170 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 11,230 people, or 1 in 32,276. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States Loftus is found in 57 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Ireland, where 9 percent live.
Loftus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Loftus has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 486 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 302 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 100 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 279 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Loftus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Loftus last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Loftus last name are 13.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.07% registered with the party.
The amount Loftus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 153.17% more than the national average, earning 876,183 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.16% more than the national average, earning R 373,464 per year; in United States they earn 10.4% more than the national average, earning $47,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $52,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lofthus | 92 | 930 | / |
| Lofftus | 92 | 103 | / |
| Lofttus | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lotftus | 92 | 0 | / |
| Loftuss | 92 | 0 | / |
| Loftous | 92 | 0 | / |
| Loftu | 91 | 8 | / |
| Lofthous | 86 | 1 | / |
| Loftouse | 86 | 0 | / |
| Loftos | 83 | 9 | / |
| Loftut | 83 | 4 | / |
| Laftus | 83 | 2 | / |
| Leftus | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lofthouse | 80 | 5,653 | / |
| Lauftus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lophtus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Laftous | 77 | 0 | / |
| Laftu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Loftoose | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laftos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lafteu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laufthouse | 63 | 0 | / |
| Laftouh | 62 | 20 | / |
| Latfftu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Lavtu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lawtu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Lowtoo | 50 | 308 | / |
| Lowtoe | 50 | 51 | / |
| Lawthu | 50 | 0 | / |
Loftus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Loftus in the Russian language | ||
| Лофтус | loftus | - |
| Loftus in the Arabic language | ||
| فتوس | ftws | - |
| لوفتس | lwfts | - |
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