Loving Surname
Approximately 11,203 people bear this surname
Loving Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lovaine,' a well-known city in the Netherlands. The final 'g' is, of course, excrescent, as in Jennings and a host of names, the corruption being imitative. The instances below fully prove my statement.
Read More About This SurnameLoving Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,416 | 1:38,494 | 4,745 |
| South Africa | 357 | 1:151,758 | 17,197 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Australia | 252 | 1:107,126 | 11,994 |
| England | 235 | 1:237,098 | 19,544 |
| India | 173 | 1:4,433,904 | 116,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Denmark | 58 | 1:97,323 | 9,225 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 111 | 1:219,598 | 16,839 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,754 | 1:28,631 | 3,497 |
The alternate forms: Löving (138) are calculated separately.
Loving (1,122) may also be a first name.
Loving Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lovaine,' a well-known city in the Netherlands. The final 'g' is, of course, excrescent, as in Jennings and a host of names, the corruption being imitative. The instances below fully prove my statement.
Godfrey de Luvayn, Bedfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Mathew Lovein, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Muriel de Lovayn, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Mathew de Lovayne, Suffolk, ibid.
John Loveyn, Norfolk, 1365: History of Norfolk.
Ellen Loveyn, Norfolk, 1365: ibid.
1608. William Lovinge, of Newport, Isle of Wight: Marriage Lic. (London).
1623. Baptised — Mary, d. Stephen Loven: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1703. Married — Thomas Loveing and Elizabeth Rothwell: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) One who came from Louvain, in Belgium.
Compounded of ing, a meadow, or the same as Living, Anglo-Saxon Leófing, a patronymic of the name Leóf; from leóf, dear, beloved.
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Loving Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loving Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loving occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Löving. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Loving? popularity and diffusion
It is the 46,269th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 650,500 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Loving are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Loving is also the 237,992nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 1,122 people.
The surname Loving is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 9,416 people, or 1 in 38,494. In The United States Loving is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 17 percent are found, California, where 5 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and Ghana, where 3 percent are found.
Loving Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Loving has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Loving surname grew 537 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Loving Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Loving surname are 12.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.97% registered with the political party.
The amount Loving earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.64% less than the national average, earning R 157,704 per year; in United States they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $41,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.53% less than the national average, earning $43,953 CAD per year.
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