Find out how popular the last name Lalloo is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lalloo.

Lalloo, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lalloo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lalloo in America

Lalloo is the 127494th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lalloo surname appeared 134 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lalloo.

The history of the last name Lalloo

The surname Lalloo finds its origins in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in the northern regions of India and present-day Pakistan. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th to 15th centuries.

The name Lalloo is derived from the Sanskrit word "Lal," which means "red" or "crimson." It is likely that the name was initially given as a descriptive term, referring to an individual's physical appearance or perhaps their association with a particular trade or occupation related to the color red.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lalloo can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century document commissioned by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This text mentions individuals bearing the surname Lalloo, suggesting that the name was already in use during the Mughal era.

In the following centuries, the Lalloo surname began to spread across various regions of India and Pakistan. Notable individuals bearing this name include Lalloo Mal (1720-1790), a prominent merchant and philanthropist from Delhi, and Lalloo Ram (1810-1875), a renowned scholar and educator from Punjab.

As the British Empire expanded its influence in the Indian subcontinent, the Lalloo surname was documented in various colonial records and administrative documents. One such example is the Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, published in the late 19th century, which mentions several villages and towns where families with the Lalloo surname resided.

Another notable historical figure was Lalloo Prasad Rai (1865-1942), a prominent lawyer and politician from Bihar, who played a significant role in the Indian independence movement. He was a member of the Indian National Congress and actively participated in the Non-Cooperation Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.

Furthermore, the Lalloo surname has been associated with several place names in India and Pakistan. For instance, there is a village called Lalloo in the Punjab province of Pakistan, and another village named Lalloo Khera in the Uttar Pradesh state of India.

In more recent times, the Lalloo surname has gained international recognition through individuals like Basdeo Lalloo (1941-2008), a Trinidadian politician and former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, and Kishore Lalloo (born 1961), a Mauritian-British architect and academic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lalloo

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lalloo.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lalloo was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lalloo was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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