Loman
Loman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Abraham Dirk Loman (1823–1897), Dutch theologian Berger Loman (1886–1968), US Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I Bram Lomans, Dutch field hockey player Dorine Loman, Dutch cricketer Doug Loman, American retired baseball player Harry Loman (c.1881–aft.1973), British stage performer and comic Jamai…
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Loman
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Loman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Abraham Dirk Loman (1823–1897), Dutch theologian Berger Loman (1886–1968), US Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War I Bram Lomans, Dutch field hockey player Dorine Loman, Dutch cricketer Doug Loman, American retired baseball player Harry Loman (c.1881–aft.1973), British stage performer and comic Jamai…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Loman
The earliest SSA record of Loman as a baby boy name dates back to 1914, when 7 babies received it. 1923 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Loman — #2,020 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Loman on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Loman last appeared in the published SSA data in 1967, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 283 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Loman
Loman is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 283 births in the dataset. Loman's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #2,020. Use the chart and map above to compare Loman's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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