Loos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Netherlands
England
Germany

The surname Loos is a topographic name derived from the Middle Dutch word "lo" which meant 'grove' or 'clearing'. The name was then originally for someone who lived in such a grove or clearing. The Dutch prefix "Van" means 'of' or 'one who lived at' and was often attached to location names to create a surname.

Loos Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loo, Van Loo, Van de Loo, Van Loon, Looman and many more.

Loos World Ranking

In the United States, the name Loos is the 6,957^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Loos is ranked the 8,741^st most popular surname with an estimated 500 - 1,000 people with that name. 2 And in Netherlands, the name Loos is the 760^th popular surname with an estimated 2,521 people with that name. 3

Loos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loos Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Lodowick Loos, aged 18, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 4
Johan Christoph Loos, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1743
Johan Christo Loos, aged 23, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1743 4
Johann Georg Loos, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 4
Jacob Loos, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 4
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Loos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Augustus Loos, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1836 4
Michael Loos, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1836 4
Elisabeth Loos, aged 21, from Germany who landed in Texas in 1844 aboard the ship "Ferdinand" 4
Adolf Loos, who arrived in North America in 1847
Konr Loos, who landed in America in 1849 4
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Contemporary Notables of the name Loos (post 1700) +

Anita Loos (1888-1981), American humorous writer and the author of such works as "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1925) and "But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes" (1928)
Adolf Loos (1870-1933), Austrian architect
Charles Loos (b. 1951), Belgian jazz pianist and composer
Friedrich Loos (1797-1890), Austrian Biedermeier style painter, etcher and lithographer
Gerhard Loos, German fighter pilot and flying ace in the Luftwaffe, during World War II, credited with 92 aerial victories, awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)