Lofton
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lofton (plural Loftons)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lofton is the 2590th 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lofton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 454.
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