as a Last Name
- 2,156
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Lou
Meaning & Origins
Chinese 娄: from a character in the name of the state of Zhu Lou, which existed during the Zhou dynasty. After Wu Wang established the dynasty in 1122 BC, he granted Zhu Lou to a descendant of the legendary emperor Zhuan Xu. Later descendants took the character for Lou from the place name as their surname.
| 12,334th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 2,156
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- California
- has the most people named Lou per capita
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