Lough Surname
Approximately 7,636 people bear this surname
Lough Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Dweller by a Lake [Irish and Gaelic loch]
Lough Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,938 | 1:73,402 | 8,460 |
| England | 874 | 1:63,751 | 7,463 |
| Canada | 656 | 1:56,167 | 6,639 |
| Nigeria | 325 | 1:545,055 | 26,640 |
| Scotland | 300 | 1:17,846 | 2,146 |
| Australia | 175 | 1:154,261 | 16,255 |
| New Zealand | 146 | 1:31,016 | 5,386 |
| Northern Ireland | 104 | 1:17,741 | 2,266 |
| Ireland | 58 | 1:81,189 | 4,753 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 215 | 1:20,604 | 2,387 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 407 | 1:59,890 | 7,018 |
| Scotland | 135 | 1:27,728 | 2,454 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 748 | 1:67,137 | 7,285 |
Lough (29) may also be a first name.
Lough Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Dweller by a Lake [Irish and Gaelic loch]
Lough Demographics
Average Lough Salary in
United States
$42,228 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lough Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lough Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lough has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lough.
How Common Is The Last Name Lough? popularity and diffusion
Lough is the 65,373rd most widely held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 954,367 people. The last name Lough is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Lough are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lough is also the 1,951,561st most numerous given name world-wide, held by 29 people.
The last name Lough is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 4,938 people, or 1 in 73,402. In The United States it is mostly found in: West Virginia, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 43 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Lough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lough has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lough last name rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 73 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lough Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (45%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lough last name are 16.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.44% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lough earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.13% less than the national average, earning $42,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $56,259 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lougch | 91 | 0 | / |
| Lougth | 91 | 0 | / |
| Llough | 91 | 0 | / |
| Logh | 89 | 87 | / |
| Loug | 89 | 38 | / |
| Lugh | 89 | 13 | / |
| Layough | 83 | 0 | / |
| Laugh | 80 | 348 | / |
| Lugth | 80 | 6 | / |
| Loogh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Loigh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lgoug | 80 | 1 | / |
| Luugh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lugch | 80 | 0 | / |
| Log | 75 | 1,474 | / |
| Lug | 75 | 165 | / |
| Lougue | 73 | 6,340 | / |
| Logsch | 73 | 89 | / |
| Lugsch | 73 | 67 | / |
| Loukch | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lausgh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lajoug | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laugth | 73 | 0 | / |
| Louk | 67 | 2,844 | / |
| Loux | 67 | 2,814 | / |
| Lugg | 67 | 2,752 | / |
| Luig | 67 | 2,535 | / |
| Lokh | 67 | 1,839 | / |
| Lueg | 67 | 1,537 | / |
| Laug | 67 | 1,245 | / |
| Lagh | 67 | 807 | / |
| Lugt | 67 | 422 | / |
| Loog | 67 | 386 | / |
| Logg | 67 | 356 | / |
| Luog | 67 | 303 | / |
| Lohk | 67 | 144 | / |
| Logt | 67 | 121 | / |
| Laugsch | 67 | 111 | / |
| Louc | 67 | 75 | / |
| Luug | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lugs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lukh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Llug | 67 | 13 | / |
| Liog | 67 | 12 | / |
| Loeg | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lugz | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lahoueg | 67 | 9 | / |
| Luhk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Logk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lugk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leug | 67 | 6 | / |
| Logs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loig | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luyg | 67 | 5 | / |
| Logq | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loqu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Logc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Logp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyog | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lahjoug | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lugp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Losg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lucg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lgug | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luqg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lojg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lokg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loyg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luhc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louekhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layhugh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lyug | 67 | 0 | / |
| Llog | 67 | 0 | / |
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