The Loveless surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,533 people carried this name — #3,718 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,382 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Loveless surname

Variant of Lovelace.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Loveless» (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 print

Loveless in American newspapers,
1911–1916.

Newspaper page from The Tupelo Journal carrying the name Loveless
The Tupelo Journal 1916-06-23
Newspaper page from Macon Beacon carrying the name Loveless
Macon Beacon 1911-04-07
Newspaper page from Macon Beacon carrying the name Loveless
Macon Beacon 1911-03-31

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 30,517 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Loveless in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1960s.

1,020 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Loveless. The most, 270, date from the 1930s. Victoria 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 the Australian Capital Territory, at 7.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 272
Queensland 216
New South Wales 210
ACT (Canberra) 100
South Australia 86
Tasmania 67
Western Australia 63

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

Who carried it

People named Loveless,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Allen Loveless
    Henry Allen Loveless 1854–1921 · businessperson
  • Herschel C. Loveless
    Herschel C. Loveless 1911–1989 · mayor
  • Bassett Jones Loveless 1785– · naval officer
  • James Loveless 1791– · naval officer
  • George Loveless 1797–1874
  • Mary Loveless 1899–1991 · physician

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 Loveless,
in the records of 5 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 States578 records

578 records of the Loveless name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 305
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 121
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 86
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 24
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 14
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Loveless

    Born 1910 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at East St Louis, Illinois; secondary school teacher. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1975, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard L. Loveless

    Born 1931; from Macoupin County, Illinois. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Loveless

    Arrived at New York in 1834 aboard the Cosmo from Bristol, aged 54; laborer. From Charminster, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 578 records for Loveless in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia153 records

153 records of the Loveless name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 67
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 45
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 23
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 15
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Robert John Loveless

    Born 1879 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1899 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 21.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Alfred Henry Loveless

    Born 1890 in Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1936 in Tasmania, aged 46.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. 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 Loveless

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Surrey, arriving 1834.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 153 records for Loveless in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain).

Canada52 records

52 records of the Loveless name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 44
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Isaac Loveless

    Died 1872 in Greenwich, 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 Frederick George Loveless

    Died 1947; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Floyd Bertrand Loveless

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 52 records for Loveless in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Loveless 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 Sarah Ann Loveless

    Died 1924, aged 88; buried at Sydenham Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Charles Loveless

    Died 1880, aged 58; buried at Rutherford Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Herbert Thomas Loveless

    Died 1893, aged 20; buried at Rutherford Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Loveless in New Zealand.

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).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Loveless name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Beatrice Loveless

    Will proved in 1931; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  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. C. Loveless

    Bombardier, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. J. Loveless

    Corporal. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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