Loughton Surname

366,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Loughton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Loughton [the first element prob. represents Old English loc(a, an (animal-) enclosure, a strong place:— + Old English tún, a farm, estate, village] Loughton, Essex, was formely Loketon.

There has prob. been some confusion with Laughton, q.

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Loughton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3761:71,7978,481
England3411:163,39615,207
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Canada431:856,87466,382
Scotland381:140,8908,524
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4131:59,0206,931
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Loughton (12) may also be a first name.

Loughton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Loughton [the first element prob. represents Old English loc(a, an (animal-) enclosure, a strong place:— + Old English tún, a farm, estate, village] Loughton, Essex, was formely Loketon.

There has prob. been some confusion with Laughton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Loughton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loughton occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loughton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 366,882nd most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 7,421,126 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Loughton live; 39 percent live in Australasia and 39 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name internationally, held by 12 people.

The surname Loughton is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 376 people, or 1 in 71,797. In Australia Loughton is primarily concentrated in: New South Wales, where 51 percent live, Western Australia, where 31 percent live and Victoria, where 6 percent live. Outside of Australia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Loughton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loughton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Loughton surname fell 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 574 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 422 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loughton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loughton last name are 34.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.08% registered with the party.

The amount Loughton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 472.84% more than the national average, earning R 1,361,290 per year; in United States they earn 10.36% less than the national average, earning $38,680 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.75% more than the national average, earning $58,502 CAD per year.

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