Lovering is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

David Lovering (born 1961), American musician and magician George Mason Lovering (1832–1919), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient Henry B. Lovering (1841–1911), American politician from Massachusetts Jane Lovering, British author John Francis Lovering (born 1930), Australian geologist Joseph Lovering (1813–1892), American scientist and educator Lawson Lovering (born 2003), American basketball player Otho Lovering (1892–1968), American film editor Paul Lovering (born 1975), Scottish footballer Thomas S. Lovering (1896–1991), American geologist William C. Lovering (1835–1910), American politician from Massachusetts

See also Lake Lovering, a lake in Quebec, Canada , the name of more than one United States Navy ship Lovering Colony State Hospital, a former state hospital in Taunton, Massachusetts, in the United States