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Looss Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Looss

What does the name Looss mean?

The surname Looss 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.

Looss Spelling Variations

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

Looss migration to the United States +



Looss Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johan Christoffel Looss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 1
  • Jacob Looss, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1763 1
  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)

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