Luff Surname

66,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Luff Surname Definition:

1 = Love (English), q.v.

2 = Lough, q.v.

Luff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4161:23,0623,217
United States2,0641:175,61017,634
Australia1,0761:25,0893,419
Germany5491:146,64017,654
Canada4571:80,6258,989
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
New Zealand2451:18,4833,240
Wales1491:20,7692,207
Denmark531:106,5049,962
Guernsey371:1,742400
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
France251:2,656,909193,074
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Austria151:567,69652,281
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8451:13,2121,995
Wales651:24,1291,387
Guernsey161:2,041347
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4021:124,92212,088

The alternate forms: Lüff (5) are calculated separately.

Luff (19) may also be a first name.

Luff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Love (English), q.v.

2 = Lough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) Descendant of Luff, a variant of Love or Lufa (love or wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Apparently an old personal name, whence Lufkins, and the local Luffingham, Luffincot, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Old Norse, Lúfa; from the Dutch, Luf; from the Swedish, Löf; a personal name.

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

Luff Last Name Facts

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

Luff has its highest incidence in England. It can also be found as a variant: Lüff. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 66,027th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 964,344 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Luff are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Luff is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 2,416 people, or 1 in 23,062. In England Luff is most numerous in: Greater London, where 13 percent reside, Hampshire, where 12 percent reside and West Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Luff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Luff has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Luff surname increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 513 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 327 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 42 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Luff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Luff surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Luff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.92% more than the national average, earning R 458,460 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.32% more than the national average, earning $52,327 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüff925/
Lauff891,575/
Lufft89115/
Luffe89105/
Louff899/
Leuff891/
Hluff890/
Luffs890/
Luf86227/
Lauffs80386/
Louffe802/
Luft7516,757/
Lauf752,203/
Louf75902/
Lutf75803/
Luif75474/
Lufe75154/
Leuf75107/
Luyf7516/
Hluf754/
Lufs752/
Lufh751/
Lujf751/
Lupf751/
Lufp751/
Lyuft672,976/
Laufs671,229/
Loeff67723/
Loutf67180/
Looff67142/
Laufe6793/
Luijf6768/
Lauft6738/
Loufs6719/
Lauffová6714/
Loudf6712/
Lutfe677/
Loufe675/
Liuft672/
Lauwf672/
Luthf672/
Louhf671/
Hlouf671/
Luftt671/
Laudf671/
Louft671/
Luisf671/
L'Huf671/
Liutf671/
Lyuuf671/

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