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'.
Discover how your Love ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 6 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 |
| Berkshire | 137 |
| Cambridgeshire | 55 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 63 |
| Cornwall | 43 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 32 |
| Devon | 203 |
| Dorset | 52 |
| Durham | 112 |
| Essex | 324 |
| Gloucestershire | 166 |
| Hampshire | 282 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 48 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 24 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 370 |
| Lancashire | 413 |
| Leicestershire | 114 |
| Lincolnshire | 77 |
| London | 897 |
| Middlesex | 291 |
| Northumberland | 115 |
| Norfolk | 213 |
| Northamptonshire | 172 |
| Nottinghamshire | 124 |
| Oxfordshire | 6 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 24 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 49 |
| Somerset | 217 |
| Surrey | 205 |
| Sussex | 117 |
| Staffordshire | 261 |
| Warwickshire | 115 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 185 |
| Worcestershire | 60 |
| Yorkshire | 264 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 10 |
| Carmarthenshire | 5 |
| Denbighshire | 20 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 108 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 119 |
| Pembrokeshire | 9 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 584 |
| Private Means | 51 |
| Farm Labourer | 49 |
| Labourer | 45 |
| General Labourer | 39 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 35 |
| None | 30 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 30 |
| Carpenter | 28 |
| Scholar | 26 |
| Domestic Servant | 24 |
| House Painter | 24 |
| Dressmaker | 23 |
| Clerk | 23 |
| At School | 22 |
| Laundress | 21 |
| At Home | 19 |
| No Occupation | 19 |
| Cook (domestic) | 18 |
| Housekeeper | 17 |
| Fisherman | 15 |
| Bricklayer | 14 |
| Farmer | 14 |
| General Servant Domestic | 13 |
| Assisting In The Business | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Love | 2,123 |
| Mary Love | 1,950 |
| John Love | 1,731 |
| George Love | 1,286 |
| Elizabeth Love | 1,254 |
| Sarah Love | 1,084 |
| Thomas Love | 1,013 |
| James Love | 1,012 |
| Charles Love | 733 |
| Henry Love | 687 |
| Ann Love | 642 |
| Jane Love | 602 |
| Ellen Love | 463 |
| Robert Love | 452 |
| Emma Love | 451 |
| Eliza Love | 446 |
| Alfred Love | 443 |
| Annie Love | 436 |
| Joseph Love | 435 |
| Alice Love | 427 |
| Frederick Love | 418 |
| Samuel Love | 346 |
| Edward Love | 340 |
| Emily Love | 339 |
| Hannah Love | 323 |
| 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 |
The surname Love is the most popular version of all its varients