Louth Surname

186,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Louth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Louth,' a well-known town in Lincolnshire.

Robert de Luda, Yorkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Luda, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Louth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0961:50,8386,290
United States7001:517,79843,295
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Ireland831:56,7343,894
Indonesia711:1,862,665118,960
Australia621:435,41534,362
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Wales161:193,40812,484
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland741:59,8634,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3591:67,8987,708
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Louth (50) may also be a first name.

Louth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Louth,' a well-known town in Lincolnshire.

Robert de Luda, Yorkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Luda, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Luda, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Eva Louth, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1616. Buried — William Lowth: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1674. Henry Champante and Sarah Lowth: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1 belonging to Louth (Lincs), the M.Latin Luda, from the River Lud(d, anciently Ludd, formed by the junction of two streams just before Louth is reached [prob. Welsh llyd- (y as u), broad; llydd (dd as th) expanded: cp. Leith] 2 One from Louth (Ireland), the Irish Lugh-magh = Lugh’s Field [Irish magh, a held, plain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Br. and Welsh.) From lowcth, a garden.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

Laut (Laud or Louth) is a toponym of Russian origin, derived from a stream that is a tributary of the Kuma River and runs through the Kondinsky district. It is a name used by Russian, Ukrainian, and German Jews. This name can also be derived from regions of Prussia, such as the village Lauth, a region of ancient Konigsberg (now Kaliningrad).

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Louth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Louth (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺕ) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Louth.

How Common Is The Last Name Louth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 186,108th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,201,909 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Louth reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,412,538th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 50 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,096 people, or 1 in 50,838. In England Louth is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 23 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Louth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Louth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 427 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 112 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Louth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Louth last name are 8.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.15% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Louth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,175 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.81% more than the national average, earning $62,505 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louthe91102/
Lousth9113/
Loutch914/
Loueth911/
Loth8917,440/
Luth892,943/
Lout89696/
Loutsch83469/
Lhouthe832/
Loustch831/
Lothe804,382/
Lauth803,819/
Louet802,961/
Luthe801,324/
Loute80881/
Loutz80349/
Liuth80177/
Leuth80165/
Loutt8076/
Loith8069/
Lyoth8037/
Louët8035/
Louts8033/
Loudh8033/
Luoth8029/
Loust8019/
Looth8017/
Loths8016/
Lohut808/
Losth808/
Llout803/
Lodth803/
Lotch803/
Ludth803/
Loudt801/
Lotdh801/
Lotth801/
Luith800/
Lutph800/
Lahoueth774/
Lot7515,517/
Lut758,676/
Louyot73461/
Loweth73446/
Laouet73414/
Leuthe73400/
Loutte73187/
Louste73120/
Lauthe73113/
Lotthe7366/
Leuoth7350/
Louyat7349/
Louyet7337/
Layout7333/
Ludthe7314/
Luchth7310/
Losthe7310/
Louett739/
Lhoute739/
Lautch735/
L'Lout734/
Loyath733/
Loutts733/
Liothe733/
Loithe731/
Loucht731/
Louete731/
Leyout731/
Laueth731/
Lutthe731/
Llouet731/
Liyoth731/
Leauth731/
Leuith730/
Llothe730/
Lott6743,819/
Lodh6715,015/
Lute6712,393/
Lath679,106/
Lote677,763/
Laut676,760/
Lust676,149/
Lüth673,711/
Loud673,368/
Luyt672,386/
Liot672,321/
Lots671,503/
Loit671,426/
Louette671,311/
Liut671,083/
Ludt67838/
Loot67795/
Lutt67635/
Luht67604/
Luet67483/
Luit67479/
Leutsch67237/
Lóth67229/
Loet67221/
Ludh67215/
Lyut67204/
Loyaute67117/
Lost67104/
Hlot6796/
Lyot6791/
Loht6784/
Leut6777/
Luot6752/
Louč6749/
Lojt6727/
Lhot6715/
Loyt6714/
Luthová6712/
Llut6710/
Lgot677/
Luzt677/
Luut676/
Lushthe675/
Lauthch674/
Hlaouet674/
L'Loutt672/
Lutp672/
Lodt672/
Loët672/
Luhd672/
Lothová671/
Louyate671/
Lloutte671/
Lohd671/
Llot671/
Lostsch671/
Louheed671/
Lothova671/
Layoute671/
Leauthe671/
Lajoute671/
L'Houet671/
Lotd671/
Lhut671/
Hlut671/

Louth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Louth in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﻮﺕallwt-

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