Loveridge Surname

65,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,562 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Loveridge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Loverich'; compare Aldridge for Aldrich.

William Loverich, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Loverik, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1666. Henry Clarke and Grace Loveridge: Marriage Lic.

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Loveridge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,2701:13,0491,920
United States1,4671:247,07523,535
Australia6501:41,5325,326
New Zealand5581:8,1151,381
Canada2491:147,97415,147
Wales1711:18,0971,965
Guernsey811:796128
Scotland151:356,92115,763
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Guam121:13,3432,098
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0291:23,6883,303
Wales301:52,2812,643
Guernsey141:2,333390
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

Loveridge (192) may also be a first name.

Loveridge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Loverich'; compare Aldridge for Aldrich.

William Loverich, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Loverik, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1666. Henry Clarke and Grace Loveridge: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1805. Married — Aaron Loveridge and Mary' Gattfield: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Beloved Ruler [Middle English Loverich, Anglo-Saxon Leófríc-leóf, dear, beloved + ríc-, ruler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Loughrigg; a location name in Westmorland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Loveridge was represented by Loverich in the adjacent county of Oxford in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Loveridge Last Name Facts

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

Loveridge has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loveridge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 65,986th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 963,706 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Loveridge live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Loveridge is also the 655,603rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 192 people.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 4,270 people, or 1 in 13,049. In England Loveridge is most numerous in: Greater London, where 10 percent are found, West Midlands, where 8 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Loveridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loveridge has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 415 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 570 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Loveridge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Loveridge last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Loveridge last name are 10.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Loveridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.72% less than the national average, earning R 83,844 per year; in United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $49,262 CAD per year.

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