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Globally, Lofty (Lofty ) is a rare epicene first name. The first name Lofty is characteristic of South Africa, where it is a very rare principally masculine, but very infrequently female name, Australia, where it is a very rare masculine name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Nigeria, and South Africa. Likewise, Lofty is the last name as well as the forename.
Lofty is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lofty Chiltern , the fictional character from the BBC medical dramas Casualty and Holby City; Lofty Holloway , the fictional character from EastEnders and Lofty Daniel , the musical character in the musical Sherlock Holmes: The Musical by Leslie Bricusse.