The Lovy surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 156 people carried this name — #112,568 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 13% from 138 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 124 people named Lovy.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Doubs.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
24 people named Lovy live in Switzerland.
They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Jura.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Lovy,
with a public archive behind them.
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Israel Lovy 1773–1832 · composer -
Julius Lovy 1801–1863 · music critic -
Julius Lovy 1801–1863 · music critic
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Franziska Lövy 1863–1942
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Recha Lövy 1876–1943
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Samuel Lövy 1882–1943
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Lovy.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Lovy is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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