Last Name LOVETT

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Meaning	The son of Love, from the diminutive Lov-et. As Love became Lovell, so also it bacame Lovet. 'Little wolf' seems to be the meaning.

Origin	English, Jewish, Native American, Irish, Zimbabwean

Rank	1,789 (2000 US census)	1,655 (1990 US census)

Count	18,421 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

66.84%, or 12313 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
29.08%, or 5357 total occurrences, as black,
0.36%, or 66 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.4%, or 74 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.62%, or 298 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.69%, or 311 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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American Surnames

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