Looe Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 8
Gloucestershire 3
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 5
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 1
London 5
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 7
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 6
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 4
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Looe Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Looe family

Profession Census Frequency
Builder's Foreman 1
Domestic Servant 1
Grocer Assistant 1
House Keeper Domestic 1
Living On Own Means 1
Cab Driver 1
Engine Cleaner 1
Labourer Timber 1
Quay Labourer Dock 1
Nil 1
Clergyman Church Of England 1
Horse Keeper On Farm 1
Coal Miner Hewer 1
Cook Domestic 1
Coal Merchant Clerk 1
Relivery Officer 1
Boot Closer 1
Bobbin Carriage Worker 1
Hair Dresser 1
Lace Dresser 1
Lace Hand 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Looe

Name Census Frequency
John Looe 9
Charles Looe 8
James Looe 8
Henry Looe 7
Sarah Looe 7
Mary Looe 6
Thomas Looe 6
William Looe 6
Elizabeth Looe 5
Ellen Looe 5
Jane Looe 5
Alfred Looe 4
Kate Looe 4
Frederick Looe 3
George Looe 3
Isabella Looe 3
Margaret Looe 3
Walter Looe 3
Ann Looe 2
Arthur Looe 2
Eliza Looe 2
Emily Looe 2
Hannah Looe 2
Harry Looe 2
Hester Looe 2

Looe Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lee 50% 355,369
2 Lea 25% 44,618
3 Le Page 29% 3,286
4 Loe 75% 2,783
5 Leo 50% 1,919
6 Le Gros 29% 1,198
7 Le Breton 22% 1,173
8 Le Gresley 20% 1,122
9 Le Sueur 25% 1,116
10 Le Brun 14% 1,084
11 Le Feuvre 22% 1,022
12 Le Masurier 18% 1,015
13 Le Boutillier 23% 1,000
14 Le Poidevin 27% 838
15 Le Cras 14% 811
16 Le Brocq 25% 810
17 Le Maistre 20% 783
18 Le Riche 25% 681
19 Le Quesne 22% 660
20 Le Corner 33% 631
21 Le Huray 13% 600
22 Le Marquand 9% 594
23 Le Ray 17% 588
24 Le Tissier 20% 520
25 Le Prevost 20% 502
26 Le Bas 17% 499
27 Le Noury 25% 494
28 Le Cocq 29% 475
29 Le Lacheur 20% 475
30 Le Lievre 22% 420
31 Le Maitre 22% 414
32 Le Huquet 22% 411
33 Le Couteur 30% 396
34 Eale 25% 343
35 Le Grand 13% 329
36 Lewe 50% 327
37 Le Rossignol 25% 326
38 Le Cheminant 17% 324
39 Le Cornu 25% 323
40 Le Gallais 10% 317
41 Le Pelley 22% 313
42 Lie 50% 303
43 Le Mare 29% 284
44 Le Messurier 17% 268
45 Le Vesconte 27% 267
46 Le Moignan 20% 249
47 Eli 0% 242
48 La Roche 38% 240
49 Le Geyt 29% 233
50 Le Seelleur 18% 229
51 Laue 50% 225
52 Le Conte 38% 223
53 Le Grys 14% 221
54 Le Grice 25% 219
55 Le Dain 14% 217
56 Le Ruez 29% 217
57 Le Monnier 30% 215
58 Louie 60% 206
59 Ali 0% 205
60 Le Roy 33% 204
61 Alee 25% 202
62 Le Clercq 22% 194
63 Le Bailly 11% 192
64 Le Blond 25% 189
65 Le Patourel 27% 187
66 Le Marguand 9% 186
67 Le Blane 25% 183
68 Le Broeg 38% 182
69 Le Blancq 11% 181
70 Le Marchant 9% 174
71 Le Cappelain 17% 172
72 Le Fevre 25% 169
73 Le Sauvage 20% 167
74 Le Dieu 29% 161
75 Le Cornee 33% 157
76 Le Ber 33% 154
77 Looe 100% 154
78 Le May 17% 152
79 Eele 25% 148
80 Le Cornn 25% 148
81 Le Due 33% 145
82 La Mare 29% 141
83 Loue 75% 140
84 Le Sucur 13% 134
85 Le Mottee 33% 133
86 Elie 25% 131
87 Le Roux 29% 128
88 Le Montais 20% 127
89 Le Mesurier 18% 126
90 Le Court 25% 125
91 Le Galley 22% 124
92 Le Marchand 9% 123
93 Le Petit 25% 121
94 Le Marguard 9% 119
95 Elee 25% 118
96 Le Sage 29% 118
97 Le Pordevin 27% 116
98 Le Grisley 20% 114
99 Ele 25% 113
100 Le Rougetel 27% 110
101 Le Coeg 43% 109
102 Le Neven 25% 104
103 Le Moine 38% 102
104 Le Pla 17% 102
105 Le Grove 38% 101
106 Le Morgnan 20% 101
107 Le Brocy 25% 100

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The surname Looe is the 77th most popular variant of Lee.

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