Lofton
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning farmstead with pigeons or doves.
Babies a year
14
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Lofton by the numbers
Lofton was given to 14 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 18 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lofton. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Loxtonsettlement by the river lock5 in the US (2017)
- Laytonsettlement on the lea; a place name68 in England and Wales (2025)
- Leytonsettlement on a meadow21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lawtonsettlement on the hill or stream45 in the US (2017)
- Lextonsettlement where leeks grow26 in the US (2017)
- Lintonflax settlement; a place name3 in England and Wales (2025)
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