Truelove Surname

84,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Truelove Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'betrothed' or 'bound,' from the Scandinavian trot lof, bound in law, a bondsman (Lower, quoting the Ulster Journal of Archeology No. a). The late Dr. Littledale suggested to me 'betrothed, from Norse at trulofa, to pledge one's faith, to betroth.

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Truelove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0241:90,07410,126
England1,0121:55,0576,692
Canada2951:124,90013,053
Australia1821:148,32815,783
Wales921:33,6363,370
Guernsey441:1,465311
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5231:46,6075,778
Wales61:261,4039,165
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2381:211,00318,126

Truelove (300) may also be a first name.

Truelove Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'betrothed' or 'bound,' from the Scandinavian trot lof, bound in law, a bondsman (Lower, quoting the Ulster Journal of Archeology No. a). The late Dr. Littledale suggested to me 'betrothed, from Norse at trulofa, to pledge one's faith, to betroth.' Hence the meaning of the paradoxical line in the old song:

'So my true love was false to me.' The Hundred Rolls form of the surname is Trewelove.

Richard Trewlove. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Stephen Truelove. Rolls of Parliament.

John Truvelove, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Willelinus Trewluf, 1379: Yorkshire.

Ricardus Trewluff, 1379: ibid.

1597. Rowland Trewlove and Winifred Paynler: Marriage Lic. (London).

1802. Married — Robert Ireland and Mary Truelove: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Faithful Love [Middle English trewe-love, Old English (poet.) treów-lufu] In the 14th cent. this was the name of an aromatic herb (a ‘breath-sweetener’)— Under his tonge a trewe-love he beer [bare].—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 3692.

In the same (Miller’s) Tale (A 3714-15) Chaucer has—Allas, quod Absolon, and weylawey, That trewe love was ever so yvel biset!

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Scandinavian "troe lof," bound in law; a bondsman. Ulst. Journ. Arch. No. 2. Trewelove. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Mr. Bowditch mentions a London bookseller of the name of Truelove who was found wanting in love to Louis Napoleon. See Law.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Devon.

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

Truelove Last Name Facts

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

The surname Truelove has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Truelove? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 84,166th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,268,944 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Truelove reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 508,767th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 300 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 4,024 people, or 1 in 90,074. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and North Carolina, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Truelove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Truelove has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Truelove last name expanded 1,691 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Truelove Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Truelove last name are 18.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Truelove earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 203.17% more than the national average, earning R 720,444 per year; in United States they earn 7.56% less than the national average, earning $39,888 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,809 CAD per year.

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Trueloves941/
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True-Love941/
Trulove93554/
Truelov932/
Trelove931/
Turelove882/
Truelave881/
Truelive881/
Trulov8644/
Trelov867/
Truellová823/
Trolove80182/
Tarelov8055/
Turulov8049/
Trelová8039/
Trulyov8025/
Trulova8023/
Truljov8015/
Trelyov8014/
Trelova8012/
Terelov809/
Turlove805/
Torelov801/
Trelvie801/
Tirelov801/
Tarlove801/
Treilov801/
Trellová75157/
Trulyova7537/
Tarelova7534/
Turulyov7522/
Terelova7518/
Tarielov7517/
Terelová7516/
Turulova7513/
Trellova758/
Torelova753/
Trelyova752/
Trejlová752/
Truljova752/
Terelyov751/
Treelova751/
Tayrelov751/
Treilova751/
Trelaová751/
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Tarhulov751/
Tarilove751/
Truelufe750/
Trueleaf750/
Turlov71294/
Tyrlov71189/
Tarlov71137/
Trulev7152/
Terlov7143/
Trolov7135/
Torlov7134/
Trilov7131/
Turulyova7118/
Tarielova7110/
Trlová7110/
Drelov7110/
Tralov719/
Turellová714/
Trulayová714/
Tarhulova714/
Terelyova713/
Trelev712/
Drulov712/
Trelva712/
Truluv711/
Trelof711/
Truleyová711/
Tarulyova711/
Drlove711/
Trealower710/
Dearelove710/
Turlova67358/
Turilov67210/
Trailov67171/
Tyrlova67169/
Terloev67162/
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Turluev67145/
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Truloff67115/
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Torlova6781/
Terlova6767/
Tarlova6764/
Teřlová6762/
Turalov6762/
Trilova6761/
Trajlov6760/
Tarloev6756/
Durlove6740/
Truleva6736/
Torolov6734/
Treľová6733/
Turulev6730/
Trulleyová6730/
Tarilov6721/
Trllová6721/
Darelov6717/
Trollov6713/
Turylov6711/
Trolova679/
Troylov678/
Dreljov678/
Traulev677/
Trolyov677/
Torilov676/
Tirilov676/
Terlová676/
Tarrlov675/
Tarlyov674/
Trialov673/
Trulaev673/
Traylov673/
Torelöv673/
Toralov672/
Drulyov672/
Tirlova672/
Turelev672/
Trilyov672/
Drelova672/
Turlyov671/
Turrellová671/
Turulva671/
Tralova671/
Treleva671/
Truleev671/
Turalve671/
Tarulev671/
Tarelof671/
Tyrlová671/
Terluev671/
Tiuri-Love671/
Tirlová671/
Treĺová671/
Dorelov671/
Derelov671/
Drelová671/
Drulova671/
Torlovy671/
Treloff670/
Darlove670/
Trulava670/
Trelvia670/
Trujilloová632/
Trailovich563/
Trilavi531/

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