Lofton

English

Alternative forms

• Lofting

Etymology

Unexplained. Perhaps a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old Norse lopt (“upper chamber, attic”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɒftən/

Proper noun

Lofton (plural Loftons)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lofton is the 2590^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13900 individuals. Lofton is most common among Black/African American (56.47%) and White (36.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lofton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 454.

Anagrams

• onloft