Cove Surname

140,260th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Cove Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cove.' North Cove and South Cove are two parishes in Suffolk. The surname arose in that district.

Sir Thomas de Cove, Norfolk, 1330: History of Norfolk.

Sir John de Cove, Norfolk, 9 Edward II: ibid.

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Cove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1941:46,6655,871
United States7631:475,04440,344
Canada6081:60,6017,126
Australia1871:144,36215,419
Jordan591:149,8728,435
Bahamas491:7,995667
India441:17,433,304271,013
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Wales361:85,9597,098
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Lebanon151:375,80611,209
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ireland131:362,22614,761
France111:6,038,429280,838
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Fiji11:894,3914,568
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6381:38,2064,917
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2151:233,57519,635

The alternate forms: Cové (21) are calculated separately.

Cove (1,417) may also be a first name.

Cove Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cove.' North Cove and South Cove are two parishes in Suffolk. The surname arose in that district.

Sir Thomas de Cove, Norfolk, 1330: History of Norfolk.

Sir John de Cove, Norfolk, 9 Edward II: ibid.

Ralph de Cove, Staffordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Cove, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1790. Married — Jeremiah Biggs and Elizabeth Cove: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Cove, or Dweller at a Cove [Old English cofa, a chamber, cave] Ralph de Cove.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Places in cos. Hants, Suffolk, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Cove Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cove Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Cove occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Cové. For other potential spellings of Cove click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cove? popularity and diffusion

Cove is the 140,260th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,289,521 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cove are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cove is also the 207,436th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 1,417 people.

The last name Cove is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,194 people, or 1 in 46,665. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, Hampshire, where 11 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent are found. Beside England this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Cove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cove has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Cove last name expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 327 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 433 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cove Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (75%) in Lebanon.

The amount Cove earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 53.6% more than the national average, earning $66,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $51,098 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cové9221/
Covey8914,211/
Cover897,773/
Coves891,983/
Chove891,059/
Couve891,017/
Covet89349/
Covez89256/
Covei89186/
Covea8926/
Covie8916/
Scove896/
Coeve896/
Coveh892/
Covee891/
Coyve891/
Coove891/
Coover801,922/
Couvez80745/
Couvet80402/
Couves80263/
Couvee80146/
Chouve8078/
Couvée8075/
Ciovee8065/
Couvey8042/
Covões8030/
Ciovei8027/
Coveas8025/
Covetz8025/
Covher8023/
Couver8021/
Covett8021/
Cooves8014/
Tchove8010/
Couvea806/
Chovey804/
Coiver804/
Coovey802/
Scovee802/
Scovey802/
Choveh802/
Coveða802/
Covest801/
Cothve801/
Coveer801/
Cohver801/
Chuove801/
Ciover801/
Covets801/
Coivet801/
Chovej801/
Coveis801/
Covhey800/
Covesh800/
Coveds800/
Scoove800/
Cave7527,843/
Kove7514,334/
Jove759,339/
Covi752,300/
Cobe751,916/
Cowe751,808/
Sove75286/
Zove7558/
Covy7552/
Qove759/
Žove755/
Covahey73164/
Covetts7319/
Chouvey7313/
Choovej738/
Gcoover731/
Tchouve731/
Tchoveh731/
Coveitz730/
Cooveer730/
Cowie6717,435/
Jover6711,580/
Jouve6710,869/
Coovi6710,803/
Chobe674,091/
Joves674,036/
Chave673,953/
Giove673,113/
Caves673,088/
Cavey672,822/
Caver672,563/
Chowe672,320/
Cober671,409/
Cowey671,348/
Covis671,063/
Cauve67996/
Cobey67819/
Kouve67757/
Cowee67709/
Jovet67676/
Cavet67653/
Sovea67617/
Sovie67527/
Sovey67471/
Cowez67427/
Compe67416/
Kovei67308/
Coube67255/
Cobet67230/
Cavie67184/
Kovie67136/
Cavez67124/
Zhove67121/
Covit67105/
Cosue67104/
Kovea6795/
Kovhe6784/
Cobie6783/
Soive6774/
Couvy6770/
Chovi6767/
Jovez6763/
Covay6762/
Cobes6761/
Joveš6758/
Zovea6755/
Jovei6751/
Joved6750/
Kovey6744/
Covio6741/
Koveh6738/
Khove6731/
Jovee6729/
Cobez6729/
Kovee6726/
Couvé6726/
Sovee6723/
Soove6722/
Koive6719/
Coviz6719/
Cobee6718/
Koove6718/
Soveľ6716/
Chové6716/
Coobe6715/
Djove6715/
Dzove6715/
Jovey6714/
Joove6713/
Cobhe6712/
Couvi6711/
Cahve6710/
Koeve679/
Sovei678/
Conpe677/
Zovet677/
Koveu676/
Kosve675/
Cobea675/
Zouve675/
Cobeu675/
Kovez674/
Jovea674/
Covai674/
Scave674/
Coywe674/
Coybe673/
Kcave673/
Caoue673/
Couva673/
Ciave673/
Tsove673/
Cobei673/
Casve673/
Covys673/
Covehova672/
Cuová672/
Cosvy672/
Jovhe672/
Chovy672/
Coweh672/
Scovy672/
Coova672/
Cavee672/
Zover672/
Ciovi672/
Coiva672/
Josve672/
Kojve671/
Caved671/
Joive671/
Hsove671/
Cosbe671/
Cowei671/
Coweu671/
Cohwe671/
Tcave671/
Joyve671/
Cobeh671/
Cohbe671/
Soveh671/
Tchouved671/
Tchouvet671/
Gcobe671/
Cávez671/
Côver671/
Cöves671/
Choví671/
Cháve671/
Ciova671/
Cavée671/
Caveh671/
Covaa671/
Coyva671/
Coviy671/
Cobej671/
Cobée671/
Coiue671/
Sgove671/
Cavea671/
Kgove671/
Zovei671/
Qhove671/
Ccave671/
Coewe671/
Covuy671/
Coyue671/
Coowe670/
Kohve670/
Covoy670/
Scowe670/
Cowea670/
Zovey670/
Coovy670/

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