Loosely Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Loosely Surname Definition:

Loseley, a hamlet and manor near Guildford, co. Surrey.

Loosely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Loosely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Loseley, a hamlet and manor near Guildford, co. Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Loseley, a hamlet and manor near Guildford, Surrey. See LEGG.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Loosley is the name of a village in Bucks.

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

Loosely Last Name Facts

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

Loosely is most common in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loosely? popularity and diffusion

The surname Loosely is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Loosely occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Loosely live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 70 percent are found, Kent, where 10 percent are found and East Sussex, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account England it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

Loosely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loosely has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Looseley93116/
Losely929/
Loseley862/
Loselya861/
Loosele861/
Lousely860/
Loiselay8051/
Losheley800/
Louseley800/
Losele77602/
Losela77128/
Loseli7713/
Lasely776/
Lusely775/
Locely771/
Loshelley751/
Lossele71152/
Loisele7117/
Lashely7110/
Loysele718/
Luselya714/
Liosele714/
Losiele711/
Loseele711/
Loselia711/
Lousily710/
Lausely710/
Loiselet671,176/
Loseille67274/
Lotshele673/
Lasheley672/
Lashelly671/
Logelyss671/
Locheley670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Loosely
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