Find out how popular the last name Loveland is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Loveland.

Loveland, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Loveland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Loveland in America

Loveland is the 5968th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Loveland surname appeared 5,766 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Loveland.

We can also compare 2010 data for Loveland to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Loveland

The surname Loveland originated in England during the Anglo-Saxon period. It is a locational surname, derived from the Old English words "lufu" meaning love and "land" meaning land or estate. The name likely referred to someone who lived on an estate owned by a lord named Love or in a place with a romantic or pleasant association.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086, where it was spelled as "Lovelande." This suggests that the name was already well-established in England by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066.

During the medieval period, variations of the spelling included Lovelynd, Lovelynd, and Lovelonde. These variations were likely due to regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling conventions of the time.

In the 13th century, a John de Loueland was mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Cambridgeshire, while a William de Lovelynd was recorded in the Assize Rolls of Somerset in 1268.

Notable individuals with the surname Loveland throughout history include:

1. Sir John Loveland (c. 1390-1444), an English Member of Parliament and landowner in Berkshire.
2. William Loveland (1613-1677), an early settler in Boston, Massachusetts, and one of the founders of Charlestown, Massachusetts.
3. James Loveland (1737-1814), an American Revolutionary War soldier from Connecticut.
4. Joseph Loveland (1788-1872), an American educator and abolitionist from Massachusetts.
5. John Loveland (1860-1932), an American painter and illustrator known for his Western scenes and landscapes.

The surname Loveland has also been associated with various place names, such as Loveland, Colorado, a city named after William A.H. Loveland, the president of the Colorado Central Railroad. Additionally, there are towns named Loveland in Ohio and Oklahoma, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Loveland

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Loveland.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Loveland was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Loveland has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Loveland was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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