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

Lovern, 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 Lovern surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lovern in America

Lovern is the 16254th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lovern surname appeared 1,775 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Lovern.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lovern 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 Lovern

The surname Lovern is believed to have originated in England, with its earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. It is thought to be derived from the Old English words "luf" meaning love or affection, and "ærn" meaning a place or dwelling, suggesting that the name may have referred to a location associated with a person of a kind or loving nature.

One of the earliest known mentions of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which were a series of records documenting landowners and their properties in England. In these records, a reference is made to a person named Richard de Loveran, whose surname is believed to be an early variation of Lovern.

By the 14th century, the name had evolved into its more recognizable form of Lovern, with records showing individuals such as John Lovern, who was born in Gloucestershire around 1320, and William Lovern, who was born in Warwickshire in the late 1300s.

The name continued to be present in various historical records throughout the centuries, including the Subsidy Rolls of 1524, which listed a Thomas Lovern from Oxfordshire, and the Parish Registers of Staffordshire, which recorded the marriage of a Robert Lovern in 1587.

In terms of notable individuals bearing the surname Lovern, one of the earliest was Sir John Lovern, a prominent landowner and knight who lived in Somerset during the 15th century. Another was William Lovern, a merchant and alderman in the City of London, who was born in 1612 and played a role in the development of the city's trade and commerce.

Moving into the 18th century, we find John Lovern, a renowned architect born in 1745 who was responsible for designing several notable buildings in London, including the former Bethlem Royal Hospital. In the 19th century, there was Elizabeth Lovern, a pioneering nurse who was born in 1828 and played a significant role in improving healthcare practices in England.

Lastly, one of the most celebrated individuals with the surname Lovern was the poet and author, Thomas Lovern, who was born in 1875 and gained widespread acclaim for his literary works, including his famous collection of poems titled "Echoes of Love".

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lovern

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

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

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