Lovett
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A nickname from Anglo-Norman louet (“wolf-cub”), a diminutive of lou (“wolf”); this nickname may have also been used as a personal name.
Proper noun
Lovett (countable and uncountable, plural Lovetts)
- (countable) A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lovett is the 1842nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19471 individuals. Lovett is most common among White (64.34%) and Black/African American (29.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lovett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 465.