About the Lovet Surname

Lovet is how some branches of the Lovett family came to write their name.

Its meaning, shared with Lovett, is “wolf cub”. Without the “t” of Lovett, Lovet is a simpler written form of the same name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. You may also find the name written Lovitt and Lovatt.

Heraldry and the Lovet name

Arms linked to Lovett and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the Lovet family name pack.