The Lovelace surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 13,787 people carried this name — #2,613 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 21,400 people counted. That is up 3% from 13,359 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Lovelace surname

A surname transferred from the nickname.

From Middle English lufeless (“loveless”), possibly a nickname for a philanderer.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Lovelace» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the loveless’.

An early record he cites: Albricus Loveles, Suffolk, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Lovelace and Loveless.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 496 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

17 families named Lovelace, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 136 people lived in those households, 8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 2 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Maryland 8
North Carolina 4
New York 2
Virginia 2
South Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 250 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Lovelace in American newspapers,
1887–1905.

Newspaper page from New-york Tribune carrying the name Lovelace
New-york Tribune 1905-03-19
Newspaper page from The Plaindealer carrying the name Lovelace
The Plaindealer 1890-06-27
Newspaper page from New York Dispatch carrying the name Lovelace
New York Dispatch 1887-08-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 36,755 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Lovelace in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

2,339 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lovelace. The most, 628, date from the 1910s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 995
Western Australia 513
Victoria 382
Queensland 178
South Australia 175
Tasmania 67
ACT (Canberra) 12
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Lovelace.

Who carried it

People named Lovelace,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Lovelace
    William Lovelace d. 1577 · lawyer
  • John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace
    John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace 1616–1670
  • Richard Lovelace
    Richard Lovelace 1617–1658 · writer
  • Francis Lovelace
    Francis Lovelace 1621–1675 · governor
  • John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace
    John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace 1640–1693 · politician
  • Margaret Lovelace 1640–1671

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Lovelace,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States788 records

788 records of the Lovelace name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 451
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 184
  • Other U.S. records 153
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Merrill W. Lovelace

    Born 1912 in Texas. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Sam Houston; office clerk from Menard County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Lovelace

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Patricia from Cuxhaven, aged 34; artist. From Paris, England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Alan Lovelace

    Born 1930; from Wartburg, Tennessee. U.S. Army, infantry senior sergeant; died of illness 1967 in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 788 records for Lovelace in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia65 records

65 records of the Lovelace name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 30
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 21
  • Other Australian records 14
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Bowden Lovelace

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Asia, arriving 1833; ticket of leave 1839.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Elizabeth Lovelace

    Arrived in Queensland in 1873 aboard the Indus, aged 22.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward B. Lovelace

    Cleaner of Kingsville, Victoria; died 1954.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 65 records for Lovelace in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada63 records

63 records of the Lovelace name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 53
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 5
  • Other Canadian records 5
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Lovelace

    Died 1911 in Berwick, Kings, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bertrand W. Lovelace

    Buried in 1943 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Richard Charles Lovelace

    Died 1959; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 63 records for Lovelace in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Lovelace name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Matilda Lovelace

    Buried in 1849 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 59.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. B. Lovelace

    Somerset Light Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Frances Lovelace

    Buried in 1837 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 71.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Lovelace in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Lovelace name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jean Claude Lovelace

    Born 1946 in Saint-Denis; died 2000 in Saint-André (La Réunion).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Anne Elvire Lovelace

    Born 1910 in Haiti; died 1997 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Emaus Francois Lovelace

    Born 1923 in Saint-André; died 1992 in Saint-Denis (La Réunion).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Lovelace name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Marion Ethel Lovelace

    Died 1999, aged 82; buried at Belfast Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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