The Loftin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,739 people carried this name — #5,191 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,900 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,502 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Loftin surname

Of Swedish origin; compare Loften.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Loftin» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Loftin in American newspapers,
1885–1897.

Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Journal carrying the name Loftin
The Indianapolis Journal 1885-08-25
Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Journal carrying the name Loftin
The Indianapolis Journal 1897-10-01
Newspaper page from The Burrillville Gazette carrying the name Loftin
The Burrillville Gazette 1888-11-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,915 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Loftin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Martha Loftin 1774–
  • Scott Loftin 1878–1953 · lawyer
  • Edward H. Loftin 1885– · businessperson
  • John Kennedy Loftin 1895–1978
  • Carey Loftin 1914–1997 · actor
  • John Kennedy Loftin 1924–2013 · military personnel

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Loftin,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States364 records

364 records of the Loftin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 265
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 82
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Eddie W. Loftin

    Born 1915 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; driver from Davidson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1983, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Teddy Carl Loftin

    Born 1948; from Dallas, Texas. U.S. Army, armor reconnaissance specialist; killed in action 1969 in Long Khanh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Cath Loftin

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Jane from Liverpool, aged 11. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 364 records for Loftin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Loftin name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Joseph Murdock Loftin

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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