Loveband Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Loveband Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a sobriquet of a playfully satirical character affixed to one who was a slave or bond to love; v. Bond. But it may have been a personal name, for Love-bond would make a pretty child's name; compare Love, Lovekin, Lovecock, Loveday.

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Loveband Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671

Loveband Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a sobriquet of a playfully satirical character affixed to one who was a slave or bond to love; v. Bond. But it may have been a personal name, for Love-bond would make a pretty child's name; compare Love, Lovekin, Lovecock, Loveday. Also compare Lovelot (Kirby's Quest).

Nicholas Loveband, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Thomas Lovehybonde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Lovybonde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1604. Edward Lovibond, Isle of Wight: Register of the University of Oxford.

1608. Henry Lovibond and Anne Collins: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1702. Thomas Thorpe and Anne Lovibond: ibid.

1784. Married — John Edmonds and Theodosia Jane Loverbond: .St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) a pet name [v. under Love, and + Middle English band(e, bond(e, Old Norse band, a band, bond] Suete Jhesu, kyng of londe, Thou make me fer understonde That min herte mote fonde Hou suete bueth thi love bonde.—Lyric Poetry temp. Edw. I., ed. T. Wright, Percy Society, IV. 57.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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    Ireland

Loveband Demographics

Loveband Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 3 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Loveband Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Loveband Come From? nationality or country of origin

Loveband occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loveband? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Loveband live; 90 percent live in Australasia and 90 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Loveband is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,499,761. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 44 percent reside, Queensland, where 28 percent reside and Victoria, where 22 percent reside. Not including Australia Loveband occurs in one country. It also occurs in Norway, where 10 percent reside.

Loveband Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Loveband last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

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