Cover Surname
Approximately 7,773 people bear this surname
Cover Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'le cuver,' the cooper, a maker of coops; the Frenchcuve. The suffix in Cuverer is reduplicated; compare Poulter-er.
Adam le Cuver, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Michael le Cuver, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCover Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,818 | 1:75,230 | 8,622 |
| Jamaica | 615 | 1:4,667 | 626 |
| England | 412 | 1:135,238 | 13,274 |
| Australia | 402 | 1:67,153 | 7,997 |
| Brazil | 380 | 1:563,354 | 21,072 |
| Italy | 308 | 1:198,561 | 28,720 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Canada | 144 | 1:255,872 | 24,214 |
| Argentina | 77 | 1:555,109 | 40,132 |
| Honduras | 70 | 1:125,949 | 1,847 |
| Panama | 60 | 1:65,204 | 2,877 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Costa Rica | 27 | 1:177,040 | 2,395 |
| Mexico | 24 | 1:5,171,925 | 29,601 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Cayman Islands | 14 | 1:4,564 | 572 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Philippines | 10 | 1:10,123,822 | 213,993 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Dominica | 3 | 1:25,297 | 621 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 242 | 1:100,725 | 10,154 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,136 | 1:44,207 | 5,131 |
The alternate forms: Côver (1) are calculated separately.
Cover (291) may also be a first name.
Cover Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'le cuver,' the cooper, a maker of coops; the Frenchcuve. The suffix in Cuverer is reduplicated; compare Poulter-er.
Adam le Cuver, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Michael le Cuver, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Walter le Cuver. Issues of the Exchequer.
Richard le Cuverer, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam le Covreur, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
1787. Married — Charles Cover and Elizabeth Snow: St. George, Hanover Square i.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Cooper [Middle English cover, cuver; from Middle English Old French cuve, Latin cupa, a cask]
1. A place where game is preserved. 2. Couver, a domestic connected with a court kitchen. Halliw.
From gover (go-ver), the brook or spring of Water; (W. gofer, a rivulet); hence perhaps Cover.
Cover Demographics
Cover Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Cover Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cover Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cover (Arabic: ستارا) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Côver. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cover? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cover is the 64,349th most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 937,546 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Cover are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cover is also the 517,703rd most frequent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 291 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 4,818 people, or 1 in 75,230. In The United States Cover is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent are found, Maryland, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 8 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Cover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cover has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cover surname expanded 424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cover Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States Cover are 22.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.59% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cover earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.17% more than the national average, earning $47,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.66% more than the national average, earning $54,482 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cover Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cover in the Arabic language | ||
| ستارا | stara | - |
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