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Early Origins of the Loeb family

The surname Loeb was first found in the Rhineland, where this family was a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always influential in social affairs, the family name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it forged alliances with other families within the region and the nation.

Early History of the Loeb family

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Loeb Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loeblein, Loblein, Loeblin, Lobl, Leubel, Leubelin, Leublein and many more.

Early Notables of the Loeb family

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Loeb Ranking

In the United States, the name Loeb is the 9,810th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Loeb is ranked the 7,612nd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2


United States Loeb migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loeb Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johann Loeb, who landed in America in 1782 3
Loeb Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Anna Cath Loeb, who settled in New York, NY in 1851
  • Adolphus Loeb, who arrived in Tennessee sometime between 1852 and 1855
  • Jacob Loeb, who arrived in Mississippi in 1855 3
  • Leopold Loeb, who arrived in America in 1856 3
  • Isaac Loeb, who landed in Mississippi in 1856 3
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Loeb Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • David Loeb, who arrived in Arkansas in 1906 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Loeb (post 1700) +

  • Marshall Robert Loeb (1929-2017), American author, editor, commentator, columnist and managing editor of both Fortune and Money magazines
  • William "Bill" Loeb III (1905-1981), American publisher of the Manchester Union Leader newspaper
  • William Loeb Jr. (1866-1937), American politician, Presidential secretary to President Theodore Roosevelt and Collector of the Port of New York from 1909 to 1913, father of William Loeb III
  • Lisa Anne Loeb (b. 1968), American singer-songwriter and actress
  • David S. Loeb (1924-2003), American co-founder of Countrywide Financial Corp and IndyMac Bank
  • David Loeb (b. 1939), American composer of contemporary classical music
  • Joseph "Jeph" Loeb III, American Emmy Award nominated and four-time Eisner Award nominated film and television writer, producer and award-winning comic book writer
  • Lisa Loeb (b. 1968), American actress, known for Legally Blonde (2001), Twister (1996) and The Rugrats Movie (1998)
  • Nick Loeb (b. 1975), American award winning actor, known for The Smokers (2000), The Aftermath (2014) and Precious Cargo
  • Jacques Loeb (1859-1924), American biologist
  • ... (Another 12 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)


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