Loh Family History

Loh Surname Meaning

North German: topographic name for someone living by a wood or brushland Middle Low German lo loge lage. In Holstein and Bavaria Loh denotes swamp moor.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 盧蘆魯 and 路 probably based on their Cantonese pronunciations. See Lu 1- Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 羅 and 駱 see Luo 1 and Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 勞 see Lao.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 陸 see Lu 5. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 呂 see Lu 6.7: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 樂 see Le.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Loo, Hoh, Lau, Roh, Loch, Lo, Loy, Low, Blohm, Lok

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Where is the Loh family from?

You can see how Loh families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Loh family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Loh families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 3 Loh families living in Prince Edward Island. This was 100% of all the recorded Loh's in Canada. Prince Edward Island had the highest population of Loh families in 1911.

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What did your Loh ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Loh. 34% of Loh men worked as a Farmer and 43% of Loh women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Loh were Carpenter and Housework.

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Farmer

34%

Laborer

13%

Salesman

Carpenter

Stenographer

43%

Housekeeper

29%

Housework

29%

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What is the average Loh lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Loh life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Loh in 1963 was 68, and 82 in 2004.

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Loh Surname Meaning

North German: topographic name for someone living by a wood or brushland Middle Low German lo loge lage. In Holstein and Bavaria Loh denotes swamp moor.

Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 陸 see Lu 5. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 呂 see Lu 6.7: Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 樂 see Le.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Loh family from?

What did your Loh ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

34%

Laborer

13%

Salesman

Carpenter

Stenographer

43%

Housekeeper

29%

Housework

29%

What Loh family records will you find?

What is the average Loh lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Loh life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1982. The average life expectancy for Loh in 1963 was 68, and 82 in 2004.

Loh Family History

Loh Surname Meaning

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Loh Surname Meaning

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Where is the Loh family from?

What did your Loh ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Loh lifespan?

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