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

Lohrey, 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 Lohrey surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lohrey in America

Lohrey is the 46902nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lohrey surname appeared 453 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 Lohrey.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lohrey 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 Lohrey

The surname Lohrey has its origins in Germany. It is believed to have originated from the Low German word "lohre", which means a small grove or thicket of trees. The name likely referred to someone who lived near or owned such a grove.

The earliest known record of the surname Lohrey dates back to the 16th century in the region of Westphalia, Germany. In 1564, a man named Hans Lohrey was mentioned in a village registry from the town of Soest.

Another early reference to the name can be found in the 1607 baptismal records of the Evangelical Church in Brilon, a town in the Sauerland region of Westphalia. Here, a child named Johannes Lohrey was baptized.

Over the centuries, the name has been spelled in various ways, including Lohre, Lohreh, and Lohrei. Some of these variations may have been influenced by the local dialects and accents of different regions within Germany.

One notable bearer of the Lohrey surname was Johann Lohrey, a German astronomer born in 1683 in Nuremberg. He made significant contributions to the study of comets and planetary motions during his lifetime.

Another historical figure with this surname was Wilhelm Lohrey, a German politician who served as a member of the Reichstag (the parliament of the German Empire) in the late 19th century, representing the city of Cologne.

In the realm of literature, Hans Lohrey was a German poet and writer who lived in the 18th century. He is best known for his collection of lyrical poems titled "Gedichte" (Poems), published in 1756.

The Lohrey surname has also been associated with place names, particularly in the Westphalia region. For example, there is a village called Lohrey near the town of Warburg, which likely derived its name from the surname.

It is worth noting that during the 19th and early 20th centuries, many people with the surname Lohrey immigrated from Germany to other parts of the world, including the United States and Canada, contributing to the spread and diversity of this surname across different countries and cultures.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lohrey

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

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

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