Truelove Surname
Approximately 5,743 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameTruelove Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,024 | 1:90,074 | 10,126 |
| England | 1,012 | 1:55,057 | 6,692 |
| Canada | 295 | 1:124,900 | 13,053 |
| Australia | 182 | 1:148,328 | 15,783 |
| Wales | 92 | 1:33,636 | 3,370 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 523 | 1:46,607 | 5,778 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 238 | 1:211,003 | 18,126 |
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.
(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!
From the Scandinavian "troe lof," bound in law; a bondsman. Ulst. Journ. Arch. No. 2. Trewelove. H.R.
Mr. Bowditch mentions a London bookseller of the name of Truelove who was found wanting in love to Louis Napoleon. See Law.
A location name in Devon.
Truelove Demographics
Average Truelove Salary in
United States
$39,888 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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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