Lovitt — Family Name, Records and Arms

Many Lovitt families will find their roots under Lovett, the form most records use. The family name meaning is “Descendant of little Love (wolf)”, the same as for Lovett. The two spellings differ in a small detail: Lovitt has “i” where Lovett has “e”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes Lovatt and Lovet.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Lovitt with 1,405 bearers, at rank 19,282. Lovitt sounds close to Levitt and Leavitt, so it can help to search both.

Looking for a Lovitt coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours. Want more than a summary? See the Lovitt family name pack.