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

Lough, 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 Lough surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lough in America

Lough is the 8986th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lough surname appeared 3,641 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 Lough.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lough 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 Lough

The surname Lough is of Anglo-Saxon origin and is derived from the Old English words 'loh' or 'logh', meaning a small lake or pond. It is believed to have originated as a topographic name, referring to someone who lived near a small body of water.

The name Lough can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, which records the name as 'Lohe' and 'Lohe de Wochinge' in the county of Surrey, England. This suggests that the name was already well-established in England by the 11th century.

In the 13th century, the name appears in various historical records as 'de la Logh', 'atte Loghe', and 'de la Lough', indicating its evolution over time. These spellings reflect the influence of Norman French, which was widely used in England after the Norman Conquest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lough is John de la Lough, who was mentioned in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327. Another notable bearer of the name was Sir Thomas de la Lough, a knight who fought in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 during the Hundred Years' War.

In the 16th century, the name Lough was associated with several notable figures, including Sir John Lough, a member of the English Parliament in 1554, and William Lough, a merchant and alderman in the City of London in the late 1500s.

The surname Lough is also linked to various place names in England, such as Loughborough in Leicestershire, which derives its name from the Old English 'Lough' and 'burgh', meaning a fortified town near a lake.

Other prominent individuals with the surname Lough include John Lough (1609-1666), an English Puritan minister and author; James Lough (1771-1853), an Irish politician and landowner; and Sir Francis Lough (1828-1905), a British naval officer and explorer.

Throughout its history, the surname Lough has been associated with various occupations and backgrounds, reflecting the diverse origins and experiences of those who have borne this name over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lough

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

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

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