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Early Origins of the Loh family

The surname Loh was first found in Fife, where they have held a family seat from the 12th century, probably about 1135. About this time Earl David of Huntingdon, son of King Malcolm of Scotland, came north to claim the throne of Scotland. He brought with him many Norman nobles to whom he gave estates.

Although the first on record was Constantin of Lochore about 1150, there is no trace of the line from which Constantin was descended in Normandy. Constantin was the first Lord of Lochore.

The ancient Gaelic family seated on Lochore (Inchgall) Island in the Parish of Ballingry was superceded by these new Lords from Normandy. He was succeeded by another Constantinus, either a son or grandson in 1235. Andreas, brother of Constantin, and Phillip and David, brothers of Constantinus, also started other lines of the family. David, became Sheriff of Fife in 1265. David was close to Royal Court circles and was one of the dignitaries on a charter by King Alexander III at Roxburgh in 1279.

Early History of the Loh family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Loh research. Another 168 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1305, 1316, 1328, 1332, 1498, 1595, 1605 and 1608 are included under the topic Early Loh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Loh Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Locher, Lochor, Lahore, Lahoar, Lohoar, Lochore, Lochoir, Laugher, Louchor, Louchere, Louchore, Locquhor, Lokuhor, Lokquhor and many more.

Early Notables of the Loh family

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Loh Ranking

In the United States, the name Loh is the 15,138th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]


United States Loh migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loh Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Christoph Loh, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1786 [2]
Loh Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Fenne M Loh, who arrived in America in 1843 [2]

Contemporary Notables of the name Loh (post 1700) +

  • Mrs. Phil Loh, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1952 [3]
  • Loh Gwo Burne (b. 1974), Malaysian politician


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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