The Loring surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,720 people carried this name — #8,802 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 3,596 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Loring surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Lorraine’.

An early record he cites: Peter de Loring, Bedfordshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Loring and Lorin.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 495 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

85 families named Loring, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 505 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 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

Massachusetts 66
Maine 14
Connecticut 2
Rhode Island 1
New York 1
Pennsylvania 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

Loring in American newspapers,
1879–1911.

Newspaper page from Frostburg Mining Journal carrying the name Loring
Frostburg Mining Journal 1881-03-26
Newspaper page from The Marion Daily Mirror carrying the name Loring
The Marion Daily Mirror 1911-12-16
Newspaper page from Centre Democrat carrying the name Loring
Centre Democrat 1879-04-24

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

In print

Loring in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

4,762 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Loring. The most, 1,419, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 1,288
Western Australia 1,104
New South Wales 850
Victoria 623
Queensland 430
South Australia 405
ACT (Canberra) 7
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Loring,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joshua Loring
    Joshua Loring 1716–1781 · privateer
  • Joshua Loring
    Joshua Loring 1744–1789
  • Henry H Loring d. 1840 · civil engineer
  • Mary Dorothea Loring d. 1966
  • Charles Buxton Loring d. 1914
  • Benjamin Loring 1692–1764

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Loring,
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 States410 records

410 records of the Loring name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 129
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 124
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 75
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 45
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 15
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William J. Loring

    Born 1915 in Maine. Enlisted 1942 at Portland; sales clerk from Cumberland County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at New Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, Maine.

    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 Alice Loring

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the Peltona from Belfast, aged 20; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record John A. Loring

    U.S. Coast Guard veteran. Born 1935, died 1973; buried at Westview Cemetery, Lexington, Massachusetts.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 410 records for Loring 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) · 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia209 records

209 records of the Loring name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 144
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 60
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 4
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Clements Loring

    Married 1874 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 22. Died 1937 in Tasmania, aged 84.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Geoffrey Loring

    Carpenter of Deer Park, Victoria; died 1976.

    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 Orr Loring

    Arrived in Victoria in 1910 aboard the Warrimoo, aged 34.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 209 records for Loring in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); 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).

Netherlands201 records

201 records of the Loring name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 140
  • Dutch population registers 57
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 4
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Geertruida Elisabeth Löring

    Married in 1905 in Enschede; domestic servant, born in Lonneker. Died 1961 in Weerselo, aged 82.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Enschede (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrikus Bernardus Löring

    Married in 1908 in Uden. Died 1964 in Helmond.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hendrikus Löring

    Died 1907 in Noord Eschmarke (Lonneker), aged 43; bricklayer.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 201 records for Loring in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada26 records

26 records of the Loring name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 24
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Myma Ethel Loring

    Died 1962 in Maccan, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

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

    Died in service in 1915.

    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 Eva May Loring

    Married 1907 in Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 26 records for Loring in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); 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).

Germany12 records

12 records of the Loring name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Loring

    From Otterbach, Pfalz. Reported dead in the Bavarian casualty list of 26 October 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 23).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Ferdinand Löring

    From Eickel, Gelsenkirchen. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 17 March 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 16).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 12 records for Loring in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

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