Lough Surname

65,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,636 people bear this surname

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

Lough Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller by a Lake [Irish and Gaelic loch]

Lough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9381:73,4028,460
England8741:63,7517,463
Canada6561:56,1676,639
Nigeria3251:545,05526,640
Scotland3001:17,8462,146
Australia1751:154,26116,255
New Zealand1461:31,0165,386
Northern Ireland1041:17,7412,266
Ireland581:81,1894,753
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2151:20,6042,387
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4071:59,8907,018
Scotland1351:27,7282,454
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7481:67,1377,285

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lougch910/
Lougth910/
Llough910/
Logh8987/
Loug8938/
Lugh8913/
Layough830/
Laugh80348/
Lugth806/
Loogh805/
Loigh801/
Lgoug801/
Luugh801/
Lugch800/
Log751,474/
Lug75165/
Lougue736,340/
Logsch7389/
Lugsch7367/
Loukch734/
Lausgh731/
Lajoug731/
Laugth730/
Louk672,844/
Loux672,814/
Lugg672,752/
Luig672,535/
Lokh671,839/
Lueg671,537/
Laug671,245/
Lagh67807/
Lugt67422/
Loog67386/
Logg67356/
Luog67303/
Lohk67144/
Logt67121/
Laugsch67111/
Louc6775/
Luug6716/
Lugs6715/
Lukh6714/
Llug6713/
Liog6712/
Loeg6710/
Lugz679/
Lahoueg679/
Luhk678/
Logk677/
Lugk677/
Leug676/
Logs675/
Loig675/
Luyg675/
Logq674/
Loqu673/
Logc672/
Logp672/
Liug672/
Lyog672/
Lahjoug672/
Lugp672/
Losg671/
Lucg671/
Lukg671/
Lgug671/
Luqg671/
Lojg671/
Lokg671/
Lohx671/
Loyg671/
Luhg671/
Luhc671/
Lohc671/
Louekhe671/
Louq671/
Layhugh670/
Lyug670/
Llog670/

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