Lofthouse
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse lopt (“loft, attic”) + hús (“house”).
Proper noun edit
Lofthouse (countable and uncountable, plural Lofthouses)
- A village in Fountains Earth parish, Harrogate borough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1073).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3326).
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lofthouse is the 37442nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Lofthouse is most common among White (95.29%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lofthouse”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 453.