Loveless Surname
Approximately 14,368 people bear this surname
Loveless Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the loveless'
Albricus Loveles, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Sarra Loveles, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1587. Robert Lovelisse, Berkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameLoveless Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,268 | 1:29,545 | 3,664 |
| England | 885 | 1:62,958 | 7,400 |
| Canada | 795 | 1:46,347 | 5,689 |
| Australia | 174 | 1:155,148 | 16,322 |
| Wales | 57 | 1:54,290 | 4,971 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 579 | 1:42,099 | 5,310 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:41,274 | 2,182 |
| Guernsey | 5 | 1:6,531 | 1,136 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,942 | 1:25,859 | 3,180 |
Loveless (346) may also be a first name.
Loveless Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the loveless'
Albricus Loveles, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Sarra Loveles, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1587. Robert Lovelisse, Berkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1734. Married — Thomas Grinaway and Sarah Loveless: St. George, Hanover Square.
1754. — Joseph Lovelace and Elizabeth Owen: ibid.
(English) Without Love, Unloving, Unlovely [Middle English loveles, Old English luf-, love + -leás] Albricus Loveles.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Descendant of Lovelace (love token); nickname for an unfriendly person.
This name and Lawless are corrupted from Lovelace.
Loveless Demographics
Loveless Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Loveless Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loveless Come From? nationality or country of origin
Loveless occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loveless? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 36,703rd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 507,207 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Loveless reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 468,941st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 346 people.
This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 12,268 people, or 1 in 29,545. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Utah, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Loveless is found in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Loveless Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Loveless has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loveless surname increased 632 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 153 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Loveless Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Loveless surname is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Loveless are 23.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.12% being registered with the political party.
The amount Loveless earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.88% less than the national average, earning $42,769 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $47,920 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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