How common is the surname Lovejoy?

8,351 people in the United States had the surname Lovejoy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,971 Americans. It ranked 4,249th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Lovejoy?

Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, American philosopher and intellectual historian (1873-1962), followed by Frank Lovejoy.

Where is the surname Lovejoy most common?

Wikidata records people named Lovejoy in the United States, Germany and Australia.

How do you pronounce Lovejoy?

Lovejoy is /ˈlʌvd͡ʒɔɪ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Lovejoy getting more or less common?

More common. 8,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,351 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Lovejoy

An English surname, carried by 8,351 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈlʌvd͡ʒɔɪ/ 2 syllables Soundex L120

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

Origin

English origin

From Old English lufu (“love”) + Old French ioie (“joy”).

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,351 people named Lovejoy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,971 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,090.

#4,249

rank among US surnames

8,351

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,032)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,240	Hales	8,363	36,918
#4,241	Nemeth	8,362	36,922
#4,242	Wingate	8,359	36,936
#4,245	Hennessey	8,357	36,945
#4,246	Cochrane	8,355	36,953
#4,247	Damron	8,354	36,958
#4,248	Williford	8,352	36,967

Who is named Lovejoy

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

82% of people named Lovejoy identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Lovejoys

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
American philosopher and intellectual historian (1873-1962)
Frank Lovejoy
American actor (1914–1962)
Deirdre Lovejoy
American actress, born 1962
Terry Lovejoy
Australian information technologist and amateur astronomer from Queensland (born 1966)
Elijah Parish Lovejoy
American minister, journalist, and abolitionist (1802–1837)
Owen Lovejoy
American politician (1811-1864)
Thomas E. Lovejoy
American ecologist (1941–2021)
Ben Lovejoy
American ice hockey player, born 1984

Notable Lovejoys come mostly from the United States (6), Germany (1) and Australia (1).

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Lovejoy come from?: From Old English lufu (“love”) + Old French ioie (“joy”).
How common is the surname Lovejoy?: 8,351 people in the United States had the surname Lovejoy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,971 Americans. It ranked 4,249th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Lovejoy?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Lovejoy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Lovejoy?: Arthur Oncken Lovejoy, American philosopher and intellectual historian (1873-1962), followed by Frank Lovejoy.
Where is the surname Lovejoy most common?: Wikidata records people named Lovejoy in the United States, Germany and Australia.
How do you pronounce Lovejoy?: Lovejoy is /ˈlʌvd͡ʒɔɪ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Lovejoy getting more or less common?: More common. 8,090 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,351 in 2010, up 3.2%.