76 documented Lovelace ancestors, drawn from public records such as death indexes and county histories. Every name below is a real person in the public record.
English nickname from Middle English 'love-lace' — a love token or ribbon, applied to a gallant or ladies' man.
An old English name recorded from the Midlands and southern counties; established in America by the colonial period.
Where the records place them: Virginia (45%), Iowa (36%), North Carolina (10%) and Tennessee (6%), out of 67 Lovelace records with a known place.
The most common first names among them: William, James, Nancy, John and Andrew.
Of the 53 with both a birth and a death year, the median lifespan was 74 years.
The earliest recorded birth is James Lovelace, born 1794 in North Carolina.
Documented Lovelace families on this page come from History of Harrison County, Missouri (1921).
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Deceased Lovelace ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.
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English nickname from Middle English 'love-lace' — a love token or ribbon, applied to a gallant or ladies' man.
The documented line here reaches back to 1794. Most Lovelace lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.
No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.
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