Lovelace Surname
Approximately 21,873 people bear this surname
Lovelace 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 SurnameLovelace Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18,746 | 1:19,335 | 2,425 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| Canada | 498 | 1:73,987 | 8,368 |
| England | 475 | 1:117,301 | 11,949 |
| Jamaica | 389 | 1:7,378 | 879 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 308 | 1:4,428 | 725 |
| Australia | 187 | 1:144,362 | 15,419 |
| France | 174 | 1:381,740 | 56,584 |
| New Zealand | 44 | 1:102,916 | 13,667 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Ireland | 20 | 1:235,447 | 9,345 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20 | 1:5,633 | 640 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Haiti | 10 | 1:1,068,391 | 11,823 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 366 | 1:66,599 | 7,588 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,428 | 1:20,683 | 2,620 |
Lovelace (3,414) may also be a first name.
Lovelace 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.
For Loveless, q.v.
The name Lovelace obtained a vogue as a synonym for a libertine from the chief male character in Richardson's ‘Clarissa Harlowe.’
(English) Descendant of Lovelace (love token); nickname for an unfriendly person.
This name and Lawless are corrupted from Lovelace.
Lovelace Demographics
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Lovelace Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lovelace Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lovelace occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lovelace? popularity and diffusion
Lovelace is the 24,699th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 333,175 people. Lovelace occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Lovelace are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lovelace is also the 121,832nd most common forename in the world. It is borne by 3,414 people.
Lovelace is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 18,746 people, or 1 in 19,335. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Lovelace Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lovelace has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lovelace last name increased 772 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lovelace Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lovelace surname are 14.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.56% being registered with the party.
The amount Lovelace earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.11% less than the national average, earning $40,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.48% less than the national average, earning $47,956 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loveleace | 94 | 2 | / |
| Lovellace | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lovelache | 94 | 1 | / |
| Lovelice | 88 | 6 | / |
| Lovelacy | 88 | 4 | / |
| Loveloce | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lovelach | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lovelase | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lovilace | 88 | 0 | / |
| Lovesloce | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lovelocke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lovelas | 80 | 185 | / |
| Lovelocker | 78 | 0 | / |
| Lovelass | 75 | 160 | / |
| Loveloch | 75 | 6 | / |
| Lovelais | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lavelas | 67 | 75 | / |
| Lovellhash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lovelos | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lovilas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lobelas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lobiladze | 59 | 23 | / |
| Lavelleis | 59 | 1 | / |
| Labelaise | 59 | 0 | / |
| Louvilouka | 56 | 13 | / |
| Lobelos | 53 | 352 | / |
| Louviloucka | 53 | 4 | / |
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Footnotes
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