How rare is the last name Lovejoy?

8,231 people in the United States have the last name Lovejoy, about 1 in 36,314. It ranks #4,165 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

LOVEJOY

#4,165

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
8,231
About
1 in 36,314
This common or more
56.4%
Who bears it

Of the 8,231 people with the last name Lovejoy, 79.6% reported their origin as White, 10.3% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Also a first name

As a first name, Lovejoy ranks #49,963 of 53,615, with 122 people. See Lovejoy as a first name

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