The Loor surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 766 people carried this name — #30,477 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 384,600 people counted. That is up 22% from 628 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 140 people named Loor live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in City of Buenos Aires.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Loor.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
41 people named Loor live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 21 people named Loor 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 Hainaut.
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.
Who carried it
People named Loor,
with a public archive behind them.
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Friedl Loor 1919–2017 · actor
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Sigfrid Loor 1921–1992 · singer
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Valdur Loor 1923–1994 · referee
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Eudoro Loor Rivadeneira 1938–2008
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Viljar Loor 1953–2011 · businessperson
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Leticia Loor 1953–
Wikidata (CC0) · 14 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Loor.
- 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
- Loof 132 · 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
- Lopez 874,523 · U.S. census
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