Lovel Surname Guide

Genealogists group Lovel with Lovell. The family name meaning is “Wolf cub”, the same as for Lovell.

• You may also find the name written Lowell.
• The 2010 US Census counted 258 people named Lovel, ranking it number 74,826 among American surnames. It sits within the 100,000 most common last names in the country.
• Lovel drops the “l” of Lovell, a shortening that clerks often made.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.

Lovel coat of arms

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