# Love (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/love/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 82,873 |
| US rank (2010) | 385 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 3,726 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.8% (78,323 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Love in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 56% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 37% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Love in the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Iceland and Australia.

## People named Love

- Courtney Love, American rock musician (born 1964)
- Kevin Love, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Bessie Love, American actress (1898–1986)
- Brandi Love, American pornographic actress (born 1973)
- Darlene Love, American musician
- Mia Love, American politician (1975–2025)
- Mike Love, American singer
- Stanley G. Love, American astronaut
- Bob Love, American basketball player (1942–2024)
- Shy Love, American pornographic actress
- Montagu Love, British actor (1877–1943)
- Leandro Love, Brazilian association football player

and 20 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Lavoie, Lovo, Loeb, Loupe, Lobue, Levy, Leyva, Libby, Leiva, Levi, Lapp, Laboy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.