Coveney Surname

143,761st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Coveney Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coveney,' a parish six miles from Ely, in Cambridgeshire.

Thomas Coveney, or Covenney, 1548: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Coveney, Kent, Magd. Hall, 1586: ibid.

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Coveney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1221:49,6606,171
United States1,0341:350,54131,413
Ireland3291:14,3131,653
Canada2541:145,06114,859
Australia2271:118,92413,128
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Wales101:309,45316,869
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1841:24,0752,644
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4691:51,9736,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Coveney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coveney,' a parish six miles from Ely, in Cambridgeshire.

Thomas Coveney, or Covenney, 1548: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Coveney, Kent, Magd. Hall, 1586: ibid.

1624-5. Edward Crowe and Elizabeth Coveney: Marriage Lic.(London).

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

Though both are used in Irish, Mac Coibheanaigh is more correct than the O form given in More Irish Families.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) belonging to Coveney (Cambs), the M.Latin Coveneia = prob. the Cove or Cave Island (or Low Riparian Land) [O.E, cofan, genit. and pl. of cofa, a cove, cave + íg, an island, &c.] But Skeat, Place-Names of Cambridge­shire, p. 51, prefers a derivation from the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cufa.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Coibheanaigh A small Ossory sept. The prefix O is sometimes used with this name. MIF 153; SIF 156; Map Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Coibheanaigh A small Ossory sept. The prefix O is sometimes used with this name. MIF 153; SIF 156; Map Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) One who came from Coveney (bay island), in Cambridge.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

In the reign of Henry VIII., Richard Coveney owned property in Maidstone parish; and in the time of Mary, Nicholas Coveney possessed property in Bosley (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Coveney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coveney occurs most in England. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coveney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 143,761st most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,356,142 people. The surname Coveney is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Coveney reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,122 people, or 1 in 49,660. In England Coveney is primarily found in: Kent, where 27 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Surrey, where 7 percent live. Other than England this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.

Coveney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coveney has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Coveney surname rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 179 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Coveney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Coveney surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Coveney last name are 7.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coveney earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.17% more than the national average, earning $54,441 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $48,972 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Covieney931/
Covenney930/
Coveny92495/
Covene927/
Caveney861,280/
Covaney8611/
Covener868/
Zoveney862/
Chovene862/
Soveney862/
Koveney861/
Covenay860/
Covenny860/
Chovenye808/
Cavenney800/
Coveneia800/
Covane7713,076/
Covone77792/
Caveny77453/
Covena77397/
Jovene77223/
Cavene7743/
Covine7738/
Cobene7723/
Covany7716/
Kovene7710/
Koveny773/
Sovene772/
Cobeny771/
Coveni770/
Cowene770/
Couvenhes7560/
Couvegnes7520/
Couveinhe751/
Kaveney71788/
Chobene71760/
Cavener71705/
Jovenes71315/
Jovenet71307/
Cavenee71215/
Giovene71179/
Cavaney71157/
Cavenne71139/
Keveney71114/
Kovener71100/
Chavene7199/
Couveinhes7172/
Kobeney7150/
Covenas7149/
Couveignes7144/
Jouveny7132/
Jovenez7129/
Cavenay7113/
Covinea7113/
Covenah7112/
Kovaney719/
Covione717/
Jouvene716/
Covenio716/
Scovine715/
Covenha714/
Jovener714/
Cavenet714/
Cavenes712/
Joveine712/
Compeny712/
Soviene712/
Scovena712/
Covenou712/
Cobenes712/
Covanne712/
Cavenie711/
Cavenae711/
Chaveny711/
Coubeny711/
Covenii711/
Covinee711/
Cobeane711/
Kovenez711/
Koviene711/
Zoviene711/
Saveney711/
Covanea711/
Coveñes711/
Zovenie711/
Covenat711/
Gcovane711/
Jovenei711/
Cavenny710/
Cavoney710/
Caviney710/
Cabeney710/
Cobenay710/
Cavenoy710/
Covines710/
Coviner710/
Chovine710/
Cavenep710/
Cavenys710/
Scovenna67725/
Jouvenet67387/
Caveness67345/
Jouvenez67149/
Cavenett67128/
Jouvenne6749/
Souviney6746/
Cavennes6732/
Chavenay6719/
Choubene674/
Cavenner672/
Caveneux672/
Choveina672/
Koveinyi672/
Keeveney671/
Chaveiny671/
Chavenge671/
Cowitney671/
Tchobene671/
Tchoveni671/
Chobeneh671/
Choveyna671/
Chavenne671/
Coubenys671/
Conpenhe671/
Chavenue671/
Joveneas671/
Kavenney670/
Coviness670/
Sovinney670/
Saveeney670/

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