Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LOVEDAY
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
LOVEDAY. A day appointed for the arbitration of differences. (A-S. lah-daer.') A court-leet was so called. " I kan holde love-daiies, And here a re\es rekenjnijr ; Ac in canon nor in decretals I can noglit rede a lnie."
Surname type: Nickname
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English