Lofthouse

English

Etymology

From Old Norse lopt (“loft, attic”) +‎ hús (“house”); equivalent to loft +‎ house.

Proper noun

Lofthouse (countable and uncountable, plural Lofthouses)

1. A village in Fountains Earth parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1073).
2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3326).
3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lofthouse is the 37442^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Lofthouse is most common among White (95.29%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lofthouse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 453.