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Wiktionary

  1. Loisnoun

    The grandmother of Timothy.

  2. Loisnoun

    of biblical origin.

  3. Etymology: From Λωΐς, of obscure meaning.

Wikipedia

  1. Lois

    Lois is a common English name from the New Testament. Paul the Apostle mentions Lois, the pious grandmother of Saint Timothy in the Second Epistle to Timothy (commending her for her faith in 2 Timothy 1:5). The name was first used by English Christians after the Protestant Reformation, and it was popular, particularly in North America, during the first half of the 20th century.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LOIS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lois is ranked #29918 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Lois surname appeared 785 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lois.

    70.8% or 556 total occurrences were White.
    22.9% or 180 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    4.7% or 37 total occurrences were Black.
    0.7% or 6 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.7% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for lois »

  1. oils

  2. silo

  3. soil

  4. soli

  5. siol

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lois in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lois in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lois in a Sentence

  1. Tom Fitton:

    This material shows that the IRS‘ cover-up began years ago, we now have smoking-gun proof that top officials in the Obama IRS unlawfully harassed taxpayers just to keep them from complaining to Congress about IRS‘ targeting and abuse. No wonder the Obama IRS has had such little interest in preserving or finding Lois Lerner’s emails.

  2. Sally Catto:

    Sharon, Lois and Bram got their start at CBC back in the '80s with the Elephant Show, and they went on to become icons to children all across North America through various programs and specials. Lois will be fondly remembered by her many friends at CBC.

  3. Lee County:

    I promised all along Lois Riess would end up in a pair of handcuffs, tonight, Lois Riess sits in a jail cell in Texas. We are working as expeditiously as possible to bring Lois Riess back to Lee County to face murder charges.

  4. Elizabeth Smart:

    Lois has been a loyal wife, and extraordinary mother, who has had to endure an impossible part of this journey. I deeply regret the excruciating pain this has caused her. my parents taught me as a young child that they would love me unconditionally no matter what happened.

  5. Lois Greste:

    I can't tell Lois Greste that real mix of emotions that was boiling inside, it's a relief and excitement but also real, real stress at having to say goodbye to my colleagues and friends, the people who have really become family inside that prison.

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