The Loftis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,777 people carried this name — #5,162 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 43,500 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,518 in 2000.

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In print

Loftis in American newspapers,
1907–1920.

Newspaper page from Los Angeles Herald carrying the name Loftis
Los Angeles Herald 1907-01-20
Newspaper page from Grand Forks Herald carrying the name Loftis
Grand Forks Herald 1920-07-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Loftis in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

88 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Loftis. The most, 36, date from the 1950s.

Articles, by state

Queensland 22
New South Wales 18
Victoria 16
South Australia 13
Western Australia 12
Tasmania 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Loftis.

Who carried it

People named Loftis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Loftis 1919–2012 · university teacher
  • Richard E. Loftis 1938–2010 · photographer

Wikidata (CC0) · 5 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Loftis,
in the records of 3 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 States319 records

319 records of the Loftis name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 210
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 60
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 16
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 8
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • 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 Edward T. Loftis

    Born 1919 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; plumber. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1944, buried at Salisbury National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Annie Loftis

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Batavia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 45; matron. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Joel Conrad Loftis

    Born 1946; from La Marque, Texas. U.S. Air Force; died of wounds 1969 in Ninh Thuan, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 319 records for Loftis in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Loftis name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Loftis

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Landsborough, aged 14.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Loftis

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Landsborough, aged 6.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Loftis

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Landsborough, aged 36.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Loftis in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Loftis name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. C. Loftis

    Somerset Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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