Cove Surname
Approximately 3,183 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameCove Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,194 | 1:46,665 | 5,871 |
| United States | 763 | 1:475,044 | 40,344 |
| Canada | 608 | 1:60,601 | 7,126 |
| Australia | 187 | 1:144,362 | 15,419 |
| Jordan | 59 | 1:149,872 | 8,435 |
| Bahamas | 49 | 1:7,995 | 667 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Wales | 36 | 1:85,959 | 7,098 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 638 | 1:38,206 | 4,917 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:467,902 | 12,875 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 215 | 1:233,575 | 19,635 |
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.
(English) belonging to Cove, or Dweller at a Cove [Old English cofa, a chamber, cave] Ralph de Cove.—Hundred Rolls
Places in cos. Hants, Suffolk, &c.
Cove Demographics
Average Male Cove Height
177.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cove Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cove Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cove is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Cové. Click here for further possible spellings of Cove.
How Common Is The Last Name Cove? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 140,260th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,289,521 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Cove reside; 43 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cove is also the 207,436th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 1,417 people.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,194 people, or 1 in 46,665. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, Hampshire, where 11 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent are found. Apart from England Cove exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.
Cove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cove has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cove surname rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 433 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Cove Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Cove last name is principally 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.
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Footnotes
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