Love Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Love Name Meaning: Derived from the old english female personal name 'lufu',meaning love.The masculine equivalent being 'lufa'.

Leofa (masculine) and Leofe (feminine) were used as affectionate bynames. Also topographic for someone who lived in a foliated area,from middle english 'leaf'.As recorded in the 14th century 'Robert intheleaves'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Love Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Love family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 822
General Labourer 70
Coal Miner 51
Dress Maker 48
Agricultural Labourer 47
Domestic Servant 45
General Servant Domestic 37
Labourer 37
Laundress 34
Carpenter 29
General Servant 29
Living On Her Own Means 27
Living On Own Means 22
Butcher 20
Farmer 19
Charwoman 17
Blacksmith 16
Gardener 16
Farm Labourer 16
Painter 16
Fisherman 14
Machinist 13
General Domestic Servant 13
Tailoress 12
Dressmaker 11

Love Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Love 100% 33,115
2 Olive 60% 9,544
3 Levi 50% 4,872
4 Leve 75% 716
5 Lave 75% 297
6 Leave 60% 263
7 Live 75% 192
8 Levie 60% 168
9 Elve 50% 145
10 Lovie 80% 130
11 Oliva 40% 112
12 Lavie 60% 109

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