Explore the Family Name Lovering

The meaning of Lovering

English: from an unattested Old English personal name Lēofhering, Lēofring ‘son of Lēofhere’, a personal name composed of the elements lēof ‘dear’, ‘beloved’ + here ‘army’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Lovering increased notably from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 30,383rd most common surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 27,514th spot, reflecting a 9.44% change in rank. The number of people bearing this last name also grew during this period, with a count of 726 in 2000 escalating to 876 in 2010. This represented a considerable rise of 20.66%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 also increased by 11.11%, moving from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.3 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,383	#27,514	9.44%
Count	726	876	20.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.3	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lovering

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lovering experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.01% to 94.86%. However, there was a substantial increase of 83.42% in those who identified as Hispanic, though it still remained a small proportion overall at 3.54% in 2010. The group reporting two or more ethnicities saw a decrease of 8.06%, bringing the figure down to 1.14% in 2010. There were no recorded changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups, with these categories remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	94.86%	-1.2%
Hispanic	1.93%	3.54%	83.42%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.14%	-8.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%