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Loveland History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Motto Citations

Loveland History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The surname Loveland is derived from the Old English word "laweles," which means "lawless" and is ultimately derived from the Old English word "laghles," which means "outlaw." As a surname, Loveland came from a nickname for a person who was an outlaw, or was uncontrolled or unrestrained. The Gaelic form of the surname Loveland is Laighléis.

Early Origins of the Loveland family

The surname Loveland was first found in Glamorganshire (Welsh: Sir Forgannwg), a region of South Wales, anciently part of the Welsh kingdom of Glywysing, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Loveland family

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Loveland Spelling Variations

It was found during an investigation of the origins of the name Loveland that church officials and medieval scribes often spelled the name as it sounded. This practice lead to a single person's being documented under many spelling variations. The name Loveland has existed in the various shapes: Lawless, Lovelace, Lovelass, Loveless and others.

Early Notables of the Loveland family

Notable amongst the family up to this time was Richard Lovelace, 1st Baron Lovelace (1564-1634), of Hurley in the County of Berkshire, English MP and peer, High Sheriff of Berkshire (1610) and High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (1626); John Lovelace, 2nd Baron Lovelace (1616-1670), British peer; Richard Lovelace (1618-1657), an English poet in...
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Loveland Ranking

In the United States, the name Loveland is the 6,072^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Loveland migration to the United States +

Ireland's Great Potato Famine left the country's inhabitants in extreme poverty and starvation. Many families left their homeland for North America for the promise of work, freedom and land ownership. Although the Irish were not free of economic and racial discrimination in North America, they did contribute greatly to the rapid development of bridges, canals, roads, and railways. Eventually, they would be accepted in other areas such as commerce, education, and the arts. An examination of immigration and passenger lists revealed many bearing the name Loveland:

Loveland Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Robert Loveland, who landed in Massachusetts in 1645 2

Loveland Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Loveland, who arrived in Virginia in 1705 2

Loveland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Charles Stephen Loveland, who landed in Colorado in 1884 2

Loveland migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Loveland Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Edward Loveland, aged 26, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "British Empire" 3
Edward Loveland, aged 26, a servant, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "British Empire" in 1850 3
Esther Loveland, aged 27, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "British Empire" in 1850 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Loveland (post 1700) +

Solomon M. Loveland, American politician, Member of Pennsylvania State House of Representatives from Mercer County, 1881-82 4
Ralph A. Loveland, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Essex County, 1857; Member of New York State Senate 16th District, 1858-59 4
Ralph Loveland, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1900, 1904 4
Mina Loveland, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Montana, 1944 4
Martin Loveland, American politician, First Selectman of Middletown, Connecticut, 1896-97 4
Martha Loveland, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Greenville Court House, South Carolina, 1866 4
Joseph H. Loveland (b. 1859), American politician, Member of Vermont State House of Representatives from Norwich, 1923-25; Member of Vermont State Senate from Windsor County, 1927 4
Hood Loveland, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1904 4
Joseph D. Loveland, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Niagara County 1st District, 1878 4
Hollis Irving Loveland (b. 1880), American Republican politician, Member of Vermont State Senate from Rutland County, 1941-47 4
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Historic Events for the Loveland family +

USS Arizona

Mr. Frank Crook Loveland, American Seaman Second Class from Idaho, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 5

The Loveland Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Virtute et numine
Motto Translation: By virtue and prudence.

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) BRITISH EMPIRE 1850. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850BritishEmpire.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 18) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html