Lovett
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Lovett (countable and uncountable, plural Lovetts)
- (countable) A surname from Anglo-Norman.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lovett”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 465.