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

Loe, 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 Loe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Loe in America

Loe is the 12831st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Loe surname appeared 2,401 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Loe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Loe to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Loe

The surname Loe originates from the Old English word "hlo" or the Anglo-Saxon word "hlaw", meaning a hill or mound. This name is believed to have originated in England during the Anglo-Saxon period, dating back to the 5th to 11th centuries.

The name Loe was initially used as a topographic name, referring to people who lived near or on a hill or mound. It is likely that early bearers of this name lived in areas with such geographical features, and the name became a way to identify and distinguish them from others.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name Loe can be found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. The name appears in various spellings, such as "Lowe" and "Loe", indicating that it was already established in different parts of England at that time.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Loe was Robert de la Lowe, who lived in Essex, England, in the 13th century. Another notable bearer of this name was John Lowe, a prominent merchant and alderman in the City of London during the 14th century.

The surname Loe also has connections to place names in England. For instance, the village of Loe in Oxfordshire and the township of Lowe in Derbyshire likely derived their names from the same Old English root word as the surname.

Other notable individuals with the surname Loe throughout history include:

1. Nicholas Lowe (c. 1420 - c. 1492), an English composer and musician during the Renaissance period.
2. Robert Loe (c. 1550 - 1618), an English Catholic priest and martyr who was executed during the reign of King James I.
3. Edward Lowe (1650 - 1718), an English playwright and poet known for his tragedy "The Unhappy Fair Irene" and his poem "The Phoenix".
4. Thomas Lowe (1736 - 1806), an English engraver and portrait painter who worked in London during the 18th century.
5. John Lowe (1805 - 1885), a British architect and civil engineer known for his work on railway infrastructure in the 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Loe

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

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 Loe 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.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Loe has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Loe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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