Explore the Family Name Lovera

The meaning of Lovera

1. Italian: topographic name from lovera ‘wolf pack’ or ‘wolves’ lair’, or a habitational name from a place called Lovera. 2. Spanish: variant of Lobera. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Juan, Pedro, Raul, Angelita, Cesar, Clodomiro, Eneida, Ezequiel, Florencio, Gerardo, Guadalupe. Italian Lorenzo, Angelo, Dante.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lovera has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 36,956 in 2000 to 33,316 in 2010, marking about a 9.85% increase. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Lovera surname increased by approximately 20.56%, growing from 569 to 686 over the same decade. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw a slight increase of 9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,956	#33,316	9.85%
Count	569	686	20.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.23	9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lovera

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Lovera surname between 2000 and 2010. While there was no recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010 there was a small percentage (1.17%) who identified as Black. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races went down to zero in 2010 from 1.58% in 2000. The percentage identifying as White also decreased by 12.28%, from 24.43% to 21.43%. However, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 4.71%, from 73.64% in 2000 to 77.11% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	73.64%	77.11%	4.71%
White	24.43%	21.43%	-12.28%
Black	0%	1.17%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.58%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%