# Lovell (surname)

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

A surname from Anglo-Norman; variant forms Lowell, Lovel.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,171 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,700 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,583 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (20,628 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈlʌ.vəl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Originally a nickname, from Anglo-Norman lou (“wolf”) + -el (diminutive suffix).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lovell 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lovell in the United States and Argentina.

## People named Lovell

- Jim Lovell, American astronaut (1928–2025)
- Santiago Lovell, Argentine heavyweight boxer (1912–1966)
- Guillermo Lovell, boxer (1918–1967)
- Vella Lovell, American actress

## Similar surnames

Lavelle, Lovely, Loveall, Lobel, Lively, Labelle, Lavallée, Lavalley, Lavalle, Leavell, Lebel, Lepley.

## 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.