Lovill Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

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

Lovill Surname Definition:

= Love (Anglo-French-Latin), q.v. + the French diminutive suff. -e)l [Latin -ell-us] Lovel occurs in the Hundred Rolls both alone and with an attributive.

Lovel(l, like Lovet(t, was Latinized as Lupell-us; and it was frequently used as a dog-name, as in William Collingborne’s ‘Lovell, our dogge.

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Lovill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
England21:27,859,030389,889
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Lovill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Love (Anglo-French-Latin), q.v. + the French diminutive suff. -e)l [Latin -ell-us] Lovel occurs in the Hundred Rolls both alone and with an attributive.

Lovel(l, like Lovet(t, was Latinized as Lupell-us; and it was frequently used as a dog-name, as in William Collingborne’s ‘Lovell, our dogge.’ The modern French word for ‘little wolf’ is a double diminutive—louveteau; louvet, louvat, and louvel being obsolete.

Louvel (later Louveau) is a fairly common French surname.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Lovill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lovill is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lovill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 31,010,834 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Lovill live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States it is most common in: North Carolina, where 38 percent live, Michigan, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 10 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Chile, where 0 percent live.

Lovill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lovill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lovill surname grew 297 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lovill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lovill surname are 35.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.69% being registered with the party.

Lovill earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning $33,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loville92211/
Loveill920/
Lovil91129/
Louville865/
Lovell8352,172/
Levill83682/
Lavill83156/
Louvil836/
Loviel832/
Loivil832/
Lovild831/
Loveil831/
Lovile831/
Lovilt830/
Lovhil830/
Loevil830/
Loisville802/
Lousville801/
Laville778,531/
Loveall772,049/
Lovelle77482/
Llovell77184/
Lavaill7780/
Leveill773/
Louvell772/
Louvail771/
Liovell771/
Lovelll771/
Lowgill771/
Lasvill770/
Loevell770/
Loveull770/
Lovel73776/
Levil73204/
Lavil7331/
Laveille71467/
Louvelle71156/
Laboille7152/
Lavoille7116/
Louvecil714/
Lavaille713/
Lovilova713/
Lovehell712/
Lovechil712/
Lovaisel711/
Loveallh711/
Loveelle710/
Lowell6710,253/
Louvel674,721/
Lavell671,747/
Levell671,680/
Lavail67568/
Leviel67462/
Leveil67265/
Llavil6749/
Llovel6748/
Laveil6738/
Loivel6735/
Lavile6730/
Lavoil6727/
Lobile6725/
Loevel6721/
Lowiel678/
Lovele677/
Laviol674/
Loveal673/
Lovelt673/
Laviel673/
Loveld672/
Léveil672/
Laboil672/
Lovechild671/
Loisvelle671/
Loveel671/
Leuvil671/
Lavillová671/
Lovelh671/
Levail670/
Lausville670/

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