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Early Origins of the Lohse family

The surname Lohse was first found in Lueneburg, where the family can be traced as early as 1277. Members of the family gradually migrated throughout Europe, to regions such as Pomerania, where the branch of the family Lozeke von Loysin was recorded in 1313.

In 1416, the branch Lose von Osthem was recorded in the area of Werden/Ruhr, and later in 1423, a member of the family, Helmer Loseke was recorded in Hannover. Today Loose is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein.

Early History of the Lohse family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lohse research. Another 104 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1505, 1650, 1721, 1746, 1774, 1812 and 1836 are included under the topic Early Lohse History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lohse Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Loose, Lose, Loohse, Lohse, Loohs, Loos, Loes, Loese, Losek, Loseck, Loseke, Losecke, Loseker, Losecker, Loosmann, Loosman and many more.

Early Notables of the Lohse family

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United States Lohse migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Lohse Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Gottlieb Lohse, who arrived in Long Island in 1781 1
Lohse Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Friedrich Lohse, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
  • G H Lohse, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1872 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Lohse (post 1700) +

  • Kyle Matthew Lohse (b. 1978), American right-handed starting pitcher
  • Austin Webb Lohse, banker in New York
  • Robert C. Lohse, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972 2
  • Henry Lohse, American politician, Socialist Labor Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1896 2
  • G. Lohse, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Ponce, 1858 2
  • Martin J. Lohse (b. 1956), German physician and pharmacologist
  • Adolf Lohse (1807-1867), Prussian master builder and architect
  • Elfriede Lohse (1899-1940), German painter
  • Bruno Lohse (1911-2007), German art dealer
  • Otto Lohse (1859-1925), German conductor and composer
  • ... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. 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)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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