How common is the surname Lovato?

8,293 people in the United States had the surname Lovato in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,230 Americans. It ranked 4,289th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lovato?

Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992).

Where is the surname Lovato most common?

Wikidata records people named Lovato in the United States.

Is the surname Lovato getting more or less common?

More common. 7,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,293 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Lovato

An Italian surname, carried by 8,293 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lovato is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Lovato, from Medieval Latin Lupātus, from the Latin cognomen Lupus + -ātus.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,293 people named Lovato in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,230 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,437.

#4,289

rank among US surnames

8,293

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+11.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,407)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,284	Nathan	8,300	37,198
#4,285	Cato	8,298	37,207
#4,287	Partin	8,296	37,216
#4,289	Galan	8,293	37,230

Who is named Lovato

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Lovato identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
White (not Hispanic) 19%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4.7%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Lovatos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Demi Lovato
American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Lovato

Lovato has the Soundex code L130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L130.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lovato come from?: Borrowed from Italian Lovato, from Medieval Latin Lupātus, from the Latin cognomen Lupus + -ātus.
How common is the surname Lovato?: 8,293 people in the United States had the surname Lovato in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,230 Americans. It ranked 4,289th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lovato?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Lovato identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lovato?: Demi Lovato, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992).
Where is the surname Lovato most common?: Wikidata records people named Lovato in the United States.
Is the surname Lovato getting more or less common?: More common. 7,437 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,293 in 2010, up 12%.