Lodes
English
editEtymology
editTopographic surname for someone living by a path, road or watercourse, from Middle English lode (“way, path”), or a habitational surname from any of several minor places named Load or Lode.
Proper noun
editLodes (plural Lodeses)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lodes is the 34835th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 648 individuals. Lodes is most common among White (94.44%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lodes”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 452.