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

Lovera, 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 Lovera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lovera in America

Lovera is the 33316th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lovera surname appeared 686 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Lovera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lovera 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 Lovera

The surname LOVERA originated in Italy, specifically in the northern regions of Piedmont and Lombardy. It can be traced back to the late medieval period, around the 13th to 15th centuries. The name is derived from the Italian word "lovera," which means a wild pear tree or a pear grove. This suggests that the name was likely given to someone who lived near or owned land with pear trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the 14th-century manuscript "Codice Diplomatico della Repubblica di Genova," which mentions a certain Guillelmus Lovera from the city of Genoa in 1341. The name also appears in various other historical records from the nearby regions of Piedmont and Lombardy during the same period.

In the 16th century, the Lovera family emerged as a prominent noble lineage in the town of Acqui Terme in Piedmont. Giulio Lovera (1524-1589), a renowned jurist and legal scholar, was a member of this family and served as a counselor to the Duke of Savoy.

Another notable figure was Giovanni Battista Lovera (1603-1672), a Baroque architect from Milan who designed several churches and palaces in the city, including the Church of Santa Maria della Passione and the Palazzo Litta.

In the 18th century, Francesco Lovera (1723-1801) was a distinguished mathematician and astronomer from Turin. He served as the director of the Royal Observatory in Turin and made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics.

Giulio Lovera (1827-1905), born in Alessandria, was a celebrated painter and sculptor during the Risorgimento period in Italy. He is best known for his sculptures depicting historical and allegorical figures, many of which can be found in various public spaces in cities across Italy.

The name Lovera has also been associated with several small towns and villages in the Piedmont and Lombardy regions, such as Lovera di Brione, Lovera di Valmadonna, and Lovera di Sannazzaro, which may have been named after the pear groves in those areas or after individuals bearing the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lovera

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

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 Lovera 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 Lovera 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 Lovera was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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