The Loof surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 132 people carried this name — #129,047 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 18% from 161 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 109 people named Loof.
4 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 36 people named Loof live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
1,528 people named Loof is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Loof,
with a public archive behind them.
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Piet Loof d. 2022 · nematologist
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Rupert Harry Colin Loof 1900–2003 · inventor
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Ernst Loof 1907–1956 · engineer
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Rinus Loof 1916–1997 · association football player
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Gilbert Loof 1929–2017 · sport cyclist
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Claus Loof 1939–1994 · cinematographer
Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Loof.
- Longin 132 · U.S. census
- Longinotti 217 · U.S. census
- Longo 12,594 · U.S. census
- Longobardi 819 · U.S. census
- Loo 3,645 · U.S. census
- Loock 340 · U.S. census
- Loor 766 · U.S. census
- Loos 4,064 · U.S. census
- Loose 2,408 · U.S. census
- Lootens 408 · U.S. census
- Loots 201 · U.S. census
- Lopes 18,310 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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