Explore the Family Name Lovingood

The meaning of Lovingood

Americanized form (translation into English) of Swiss German Liebengut (‘dear and good’), a presumed original form, besides the more probable Leibengut, of the surname Levengood and its variants. Compare Lovinggood.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lovingood has seen a rise in popularity over the decade. In 2000, the rank of this name was 24,560, but by 2010 it improved to 22,663. This is an increase of approximately 7.72%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also grew from 954 in 2000 to 1132 in 2010, marking an increase of around 18.66%. This suggests that the proportion of individuals named Lovingood per 100,000 people increased from 0.35 to 0.38 within this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,560	#22,663	7.72%
Count	954	1,132	18.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.38	8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lovingood

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lovingood, the Decennial U.S. Census sheds light on some interesting changes over the period of 2000 to 2010. The data shows that individuals identifying as White decreased from 87.74% to 82.51%, while those identifying as Black saw an increase from 9.64% to 12.90%. There's also been a notable emergence of Hispanic identity, from none reported in 2000 to 1.94% in 2010, within this surname group. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also rose from 1.26% to 1.86%. It's important to note that data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed for privacy (represented by "S") or showed no significant change.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.74%	82.51%	-5.96%
Black	9.64%	12.9%	33.82%
Hispanic	0%	1.94%	0%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.86%	47.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%