Lovelady Surname

82,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Lovelady Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A curious name, but doubtless a mutilation of some local surname; compare Toplady.

Ann Lovelady, of Sephton, 1679: Wills at Chester.

Lovelady Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2561:68,9618,019
England4201:132,66213,094
Australia791:341,71828,950
Canada511:722,46357,796
Wales181:171,91811,581
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2661:91,6379,460
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6151:81,6568,568

Lovelady (20) may also be a first name.

Lovelady Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A curious name, but doubtless a mutilation of some local surname; compare Toplady.

Ann Lovelady, of Sephton, 1679: Wills at Chester.

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

(English) a nickname for an amorous individual [from Middle English lovien, Old English lufian, to love + Middle English ladye, levedy, Old English hlǽfdige, lady]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lovelady Last Name Facts

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

Lovelady is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lovelady? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 82,506th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,240,856 people. Lovelady occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Lovelady live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,256 people, or 1 in 68,961. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 22 percent are found, Alabama, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Lovelady Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lovelady has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lovelady last name increased 855 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 158 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lovelady Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lovelady are 15.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Lovelady earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.97% more than the national average, earning R 458,580 per year; in United States they earn 8.37% less than the national average, earning $39,537 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.63% less than the national average, earning $38,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loveladdy945/
Loveladay942/
Loveladey940/
Levelady881/
Lavelady881/
Loveledy880/
Loveladda820/
Levelody750/
Lavalade63240/
Lavaladi631/
Lavallade59309/
Lavuiladio561/

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Lovelady Reference & Research

Lovelady DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lovelady FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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