Lovejoy Surname

41,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lovejoy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. A pretty sobriquet; compare Makeblithe. Just the surname to be handed down. No fear of any male member of the family trying to get rid of it.

1578. William Randeson and Johanna Lovejoye, widow.

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Lovejoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5641:34,3114,278
England1,0631:52,4166,431
Australia4761:56,7146,917
India1351:5,681,966136,010
New Zealand1231:36,8166,282
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Wales321:96,7047,743
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6471:37,6744,865
Jersey61:8,6471,503
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1791:15,7972,014

Lovejoy (3,043) may also be a first name.

Lovejoy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. A pretty sobriquet; compare Makeblithe. Just the surname to be handed down. No fear of any male member of the family trying to get rid of it.

1578. William Randeson and Johanna Lovejoye, widow. Marriage Lic. (London).

1669. Buried — Robert Lovejoy, a carpenter, killed by a fall of a piece of timber: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1685. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. John Lovejoy: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1689. — John, s. John Lovjoy: St. Antholin (London).

1756. Married — Samuel Lovejoy and Sarah Wagger: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English + Anglo-French-Latin) a pet name and nickname [v. under Love, and + Middle English joye, joie, Old French joye, goye, Latin gaudia, pl. of gaudium, joy]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who craved pleasure.

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

Lovejoy Last Name Facts

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

Lovejoy (Hindi: लवजॉय) is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lovejoy.

How Common Is The Last Name Lovejoy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lovejoy is the 41,268th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 575,317 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Lovejoy live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lovejoy is also the 130,941st most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 3,043 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 10,564 people, or 1 in 34,311. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, West Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 55 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Lovejoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lovejoy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lovejoy last name increased 332 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,067 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lovejoy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lovejoy last name are 2.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.37% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lovejoy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $41,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $48,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lovesjoy933/
Lovesoy864/
Lovejuy863/
Lovejay863/
Lovejoi861/
Lovejoh860/
Lovijoy860/
Lavejoy860/
Lovajoy860/
Lovejiy860/
Lovyjoy860/
Lovejojo804/
Lovejoet801/
Lovesy77290/
Loveje7710/
Loveay777/
Lovezo777/
Loveji772/
Loveja771/
Loveso771/
Lovexy771/
Lovesey71587/
Lovesay71113/
Louvezy7121/
Lovezzo717/
Lovecho716/
Louvezo711/
Lovejas711/
Lovisey711/
Lovechio6753/
Louvezou671/
Lovicoyy671/

Lovejoy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lovejoy in the Hindi language
लवजॉयlavajoya-

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