Explore the Family Name Lovegrove

The meaning of Lovegrove

English (Berkshire): habitational name from an unidentified place, possibly named with the Old English personal name Lufa (see Love 1) + Old English grāf ‘grove, thicket’.

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How common is the last name Lovegrove in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lovegrove has seen some changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lovegrove ranked 30,753rd in commonality amongst all U.S. surnames. However, by 2010, it had improved its standing to a rank of 30,202—a 1.79% increase. Moreover, the count of individuals bearing this name also grew from 715 to 776, marking an 8.53% rise. Despite this growth in raw numbers, the proportion of Lovegroves per 100,000 people in the U.S. slightly decreased from 0.27 to 0.26, a slight drop of 3.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#30,202	1.79%
Count	715	776	8.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lovegrove

Looking at the ethnic identity of those carrying the Lovegrove surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some notable shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of Lovegroves were identified as White in both years, though the percentage dipped slightly from 95.66% to 94.85%. Hispanic representation among Lovegroves dropped significantly by 27.44%, going from 2.66% to 1.93%. The census data for 2010 also records Lovegroves identifying with two or more races (1.42%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity (0.77%), categories that had no representation in 2000. There were no Lovegroves identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.66%	94.85%	-0.85%
Hispanic	2.66%	1.93%	-27.44%
Two or More Races	0%	1.42%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.7%	0%	0%