The Louie surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,485 people carried this name — #4,175 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 34,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 8,071 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Louie surname

From Cantonese 雷 (leoi⁴).

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

In print

Louie in American newspapers,
1914–1922.

Newspaper page from Evening Capital News carrying the name Louie
Evening Capital News 1916-04-16
Newspaper page from The Neshoba Democrat carrying the name Louie
The Neshoba Democrat 1922-11-23
Newspaper page from Idaho County Free Press carrying the name Louie
Idaho County Free Press 1914-06-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,795 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Louie in Australian newspapers,
1840s–2000s.

18,846 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Louie. The most, 3,968, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 6,487
New South Wales 5,024
Queensland 2,621
South Australia 2,320
Western Australia 1,469
Tasmania 831
ACT (Canberra) 50
Northern Territory 10

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

Who carried it

People named Louie,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mynette Louie 1901– · film producer
  • Louie Yim-qun 1914–1999 · military personnel
  • Lorraine Louie 1955–1999 · graphic designer

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

In the public record

People named Louie,
in the records of 4 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 States789 records

789 records of the Louie name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 525
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 176
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 30
  • Sacramento County historic burials 9
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Joseph J. Louie

    Born 1924 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1946 at Pittsburgh; crop specialty farmer. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Saint Joseph's Cemetery, Fairchance, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Sidney P. Louie

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1930, died 1995; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Martha M. Louie

    Born 1910 in Canada. Registered as a foreign national in Okanogan County, Washington, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 789 records for Louie in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

Canada123 records

123 records of the Louie name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 65
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 53
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Choy Louie

    Buried in 1976 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 85.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Ned James Paul Louie

    Buried in 1987 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. 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 Toni Louie

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 123 records for Louie in Canada.

Counts: 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. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. 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).

Australia12 records

12 records of the Louie name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 10
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Louie

    Arrived in Victoria in 1889 aboard the Cuzco, aged 3.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Andrew Louie

    Left Hobart in 1823 aboard the Skelton, bound for Port Jackson, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Pere Louie

    Died 1881 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 76.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Louie in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Louie name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jan Louie

    Married in 1704 in Geertruidenberg.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Trijntje Louie

    In the population register of Leeuwarden; born 1848.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Neel Louie

    Baptised in 1642 in Wormer.

    Open Archives, Waterlands Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Louie 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); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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