Loveday Surname
Approximately 13,603 people bear this surname
Loveday Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Loveday.' Of the same class as Christmas, Pentecost, Nowell, &c. The font-name lingered on as Lowdy in Cornwall, the last refuge of many old English favourites, till the 18th century, and is not yet extinct.
Read More About This SurnameLoveday Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,067 | 1:34,960 | 2,855 |
| United States | 3,220 | 1:112,565 | 12,200 |
| England | 2,954 | 1:18,862 | 2,706 |
| Australia | 1,319 | 1:20,467 | 2,839 |
| Canada | 323 | 1:114,073 | 12,141 |
| New Zealand | 250 | 1:18,113 | 3,168 |
| Wales | 113 | 1:27,385 | 2,827 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Seychelles | 53 | 1:1,743 | 378 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| Peru | 30 | 1:1,059,471 | 19,489 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Ireland | 11 | 1:428,085 | 15,694 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 13 | 1:340,759 | 12,983 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,800 | 1:13,542 | 2,036 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 107 | 1:469,333 | 33,530 |
Loveday (9,094) may also be a first name.
Loveday Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Loveday.' Of the same class as Christmas, Pentecost, Nowell, &c. The font-name lingered on as Lowdy in Cornwall, the last refuge of many old English favourites, till the 18th century, and is not yet extinct. 'John Lovdesman' (John, the servant of Loveday) occurs in the Hundred Rolls, 1273, in Norfolk. The word occurs in Piers Plowman: 'I kan holde love-dayes And here a reve's rekenyns.' Halliwell says: 'A day appointed for settlement of differences by arbitration.' 'But helle is fulle of suche discorde, That ther may be no loveday.' - Gower MS. Soc. Ant.
Walter Loveday, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard Loveday, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Ralph Loveday, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
Hugo Lofdey, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Lovdie, d. Thomas Jenkin, 1578: Reg. St. Columb Major.
Lowdye Trelogan, 1601: ibid.
Lowdy, d. William Trekecne, 1633: ibid.
Loveday, wife of Thomas Vivian, 1768: ibid.
(English) Children born on a Love- Day, i.e. a Day of Peace, Reconciliation, or Rejoicing (a day on which an amicable settlement of differences was made) were sometimes named from the occasion [v. under Love, and + Middle English day(e, Old English dǽg, a day] Mo[re] love-dayes and acordes Then [than] on instruments ben [are] cordes.—Chaucer, Hous of Fame, 695-6.
(English) Descendant of Loveday (a name given to a child born on a loveday, i.e., a day appointed for reconciliations).
A day appointed for the arbitration of differences. (A-S. lah-daeg.) A court-leet was so called.
From Loveday, or Loudet, Toulouse. William Loveday was a benefactor to the Knights Templars (Mon. i. 545). Richard L. 13th cent. witnessed a charter of Almaric Peché (Mon. ii. 84). In 1297 William L., of Oxford, a writ of military summons (Parliamentary Writs).
From the Flemish, Lovatty (?); a personal name.
Loveday: from Louday, near Toulouse. An interpolation, as the family can have come to England only at the time of the English occupation of Aquitaine. It is also not heard of before the thirteenth century in England.
Loveday Demographics
Average Male Loveday Height
177.17 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Loveday Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loveday Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loveday is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Loveday click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Loveday? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,661st most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 535,731 people. Loveday is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Loveday are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 37 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Loveday is also the 65,245th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9,094 people.
The surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,067 people, or 1 in 34,960. In Nigeria Loveday is most frequent in: Rivers, where 59 percent live, Bayelsa, where 22 percent live and Abia, where 10 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.
Loveday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Loveday has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,009 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 419 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 15 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Loveday Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Loveday last name are 29.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.99% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Loveday earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 217.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 61,538 per year; in South Africa they earn 33.35% less than the national average, earning R 158,388 per year; in United States they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $40,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $53,511 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovedaye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lloveday | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lovedday | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lovedays | 93 | 0 | / |
| Loveda | 92 | 37 | / |
| Lovedy | 92 | 23 | / |
| Lovedey | 86 | 35 | / |
| Lloveda | 86 | 19 | / |
| Loveady | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lovedau | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lovaday | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lovedat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laveday | 86 | 0 | / |
| Laveda | 77 | 259 | / |
| Lobeda | 77 | 157 | / |
| Lovada | 77 | 115 | / |
| Lovida | 77 | 55 | / |
| Leveda | 77 | 6 | / |
| Lovoda | 77 | 4 | / |
| Lovede | 77 | 3 | / |
| Levedy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lowedy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lovidy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lavedy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Laviday | 71 | 634 | / |
| Lavaday | 71 | 608 | / |
| Lovidad | 71 | 155 | / |
| Loveder | 71 | 118 | / |
| Lovedee | 71 | 34 | / |
| Loewada | 71 | 29 | / |
| Lavedas | 71 | 18 | / |
| Lobeady | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lovedeh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Leviday | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lovaida | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lovedes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lobeida | 71 | 1 | / |
| Levedda | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loweida | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loveade | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leweday | 71 | 0 | / |
| Laveida | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lavaiday | 67 | 20 | / |
| Labedays | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lavediya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lovedeep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loewedey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lochweda | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lobedash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavadaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovehdge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lovadiya | 67 | 1 | / |
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