Frequency: (451)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
French: 1. habitational name from Loupes in Gironde, or La Loupe in Eure-et-Loir. 2. possibly a nickname from Old French loupe ‘grimace’, ‘sticking-out tongue’, denoting, Morlet suggests, someone who mocked other people by grimacing.
GIVEN NAMES: French 5%. Emile (2), Sylvain (2), Monique.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
