Altered spelling of Norwegian Løvland or Lauvland,
habitational names from any of several farmsteads so named from
lauv ‘leaf’ + land ‘land’ (probably referring to a place
where deciduous trees grew).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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