How common is the last name Louis?

26,229 people in the United States have the last name Louis, about 1 in 11,396. It ranks #1,315 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LOUIS

#1,315

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
26,229
About
1 in 11,396
This common or more
42.9%
Who bears it

Of the 26,229 people with the last name Louis, 68.5% reported their origin as Black, 19.3% as White and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

6 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Louis, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Louis ranks #303 of 53,615, with 183,365 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1921, with 7,296 births. See Louis as a first name

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