Loom Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Loom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:870,59545,570
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Malaysia311:951,42742,969
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
India81:95,883,173728,828
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Loom (48) may also be a first name.

Loom Last Name Facts

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

Loom is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Loom? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most frequent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 33 percent of Loom are found; 32 percent are found in Northern Europe and 25 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used first name internationally, held by 48 people.

The last name Loom is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 870,595. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 25 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 16 percent are found and Essex, where 13 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 14 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.

Loom Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loom has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Loom surname expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loom Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Loom earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning R 222,816 per year and in United States they earn 61.72% more than the national average, earning $69,781 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loome89173/
Loomg891/
Hloom891/
Lloom891/
Loomn890/
Lom869,043/
Loosme8018/
Hloome809/
Loum7535,282/
Lome759,158/
Loon756,229/
Lhom75947/
Loem75409/
Lohm75280/
Luom75174/
Liom75105/
Loim7597/
Lomm7571/
Hlom7532/
Lomg7524/
Lomd757/
Lomk755/
Lomt754/
Loym754/
Llom752/
Lyom752/
Lomn752/
Lomh751/
Lgom751/
Lojm751/
Lomc751/
Lomq751/
Loong677,495/
Loume671,442/
Lotem67599/
Lomme67585/
Loone67481/
Lotim67468/
Losem67309/
Liome67219/
Loime6739/
Hlome6732/
Losim6717/
Loond6716/
Loemm6715/
Losme6712/
Lomne6710/
Lhome679/
Loyme677/
D'Lom677/
Lohme675/
Lohum675/
Lomdt673/
Loism673/
Luome673/
Loohn672/
Lhoum672/
Loehm671/
Lgoum671/
Loont671/
Lloum671/
Lohym671/
Loumt671/
L'Hom671/
Gliom671/
Lhlom671/
Llome671/
Lomth670/

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Loom Reference & Research

Loomis DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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

Loomis 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loom
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis