Loveless Surname

36,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Loveless Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,2681:29,5453,664
England8851:62,9587,400
Canada7951:46,3475,689
Australia1741:155,14816,322
Wales571:54,2904,971
Guernsey371:1,742400
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
China51:273,464,31313,838
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
France21:33,211,361423,184
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5791:42,0995,310
Wales381:41,2742,182
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9421:25,8593,180

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Without Love, Unlov­ing, Unlovely [Middle English loveles, Old English luf-, love + -leás] Albricus Loveles.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Lovelace (love token); nickname for an unfriendly person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

This name and Lawless are corrupted from Lovelace.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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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