Loar

Loar Meaning & Origin

About Loar
The surname Loar is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "hlaw," meaning "hill" or "mound." It is a topographic surname given to someone who lived near or on a hill. The name Loar signifies a person's connection to a geographical feature and their ancestral ties to a specific location.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Loar is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Loar: 2,107
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 14,233
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.71

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Loar based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Loar is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LR
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L AO1 R
🌐 IPA
/lɔr/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L600

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Loar in Braille

Here's how to represent Loar in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Loar in braille

How to sign the name Loar using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Loar using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Loar in sign language

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