The Loomis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,518 people carried this name — #2,485 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 14,311 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Loomis surname

A variant form of Lomax.

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

234 families named Loomis, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,462 people lived in those households, 6.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 13 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 135
Massachusetts 51
New York 22
Vermont 16
New Hampshire 5
Pennsylvania 3
Maine 1
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Loomis in American newspapers,
1904–1910.

Newspaper page from The Mitchell Capital carrying the name Loomis
The Mitchell Capital 1910-12-01
Newspaper page from Fergus County Democrat carrying the name Loomis
Fergus County Democrat 1905-06-27
Newspaper page from The Lexington Advertiser carrying the name Loomis
The Lexington Advertiser 1904-10-06

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

In print

Loomis in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1970s.

573 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Loomis. The most, 299, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Queensland, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 191
Queensland 140
Victoria 87
South Australia 54
Western Australia 51
Tasmania 34
ACT (Canberra) 4

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

Who carried it

People named Loomis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary White 1590–1652
  • Samuel Loomis 1629–1689
  • Joseph Loomis 1651–1699
  • Thomas Loomis 1653–1688
  • Nathaniel Loomis 1663–1732
  • Elizabeth White 1667–1736

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

In the public record

People named Loomis,
in the records of 5 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 States1,593 records

1,593 records of the Loomis name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 575
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 324
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 305
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 266
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 69
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 38
  • Sacramento County historic burials 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Walter Loomis

    Born 1902 in Illinois. Enlisted 1942 at San Francisco, California; warehouseman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1959, buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    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 Rickie Allan Loomis

    Born 1948; from Coquille, Oregon. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, 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 Eliza Loomis

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Gallia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 50; matron. From London.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,593 records for Loomis in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (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).

Australia7 records

7 records of the Loomis name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Harrie H. Loomis

    Hairdresser of Collingwood, Victoria; died 1923.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Sarah Loomis

    Sailed from Victoria in 1856 aboard the Mermaid, bound for Liverpool, aged 40.

    Public Record Office Victoria (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 Nathan Loomis

    Sailed from Victoria in 1856 aboard the Mermaid, bound for Liverpool, aged 27.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Loomis in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Loomis name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record John Mathew Loomis

    Buried in 1960 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. 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 Roy Douglas Loomis

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Marion Rosealee Loomis

    Married 1945 in Dartmouth, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Loomis in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

France1 record

1 record of the Loomis name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Irene Marie Jeanne Loomis

    Born 1913 in Lille; died 1998 in Armentières (Nord).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Loomis name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register William Fitch Loomis

    In the population register of 's-Gravenhage; born 1894 in Bedford.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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