Cover Surname

64,349th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,773 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

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.

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Cover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8181:75,2308,622
Jamaica6151:4,667626
England4121:135,23813,274
Australia4021:67,1537,997
Brazil3801:563,35421,072
Italy3081:198,56128,720
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Honduras701:125,9491,847
Panama601:65,2042,877
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Costa Rica271:177,0402,395
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
France241:2,767,613196,808
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
India131:59,005,029552,550
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
China41:341,830,39216,990
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Dominica31:25,297621
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2421:100,72510,154
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1361:44,2075,131

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.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Cooper [Middle English cover, cuver; from Middle English Old French cuve, Latin cupa, a cask]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A place where game is preserved. 2. Couver, a domestic connected with a court kitchen. Halliw.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From gover (go-ver), the brook or spring of Water; (W. gofer, a rivulet); hence perhaps Cover.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Côver931/
Covert9111,665/
Coover911,922/
Chover91570/
Scover9123/
Covher9123/
Couver9121/
Covere918/
Covier917/
Coever916/
Coiver914/
Coveer911/
Cohver911/
Coverd911/
Ciover911/
Cove893,183/
Couvert831,545/
Coovert83556/
Coveart8376/
Couvier8376/
Chovere8362/
Covertt836/
Couveur833/
Chouver832/
Gcoover831/
Coivert831/
Couvere831/
Choiver831/
Cooveer830/
Coveare830/
Covey8014,211/
Jover8011,580/
Caver802,563/
Coves801,983/
Cober801,409/
Couve801,017/
Kover801,008/
Covet80349/
Sover80273/
Covez80256/
Covei80186/
Cower80128/
Covea8026/
Covie8016/
Coveh802/
Zover802/
Covee801/
Coyve801/
Coove801/
Couvertt772/
Chaver732,707/
Comper732,110/
Cobert731,100/
Couvez73745/
Cowher73642/
Couvet73402/
Kovger73395/
Cavier73331/
Couves73263/
Koçver73263/
Couvee73146/
Cavert73143/
Chober73127/
Sovier7379/
Couvée7375/
Czober7366/
Kouver7352/
Cauver7346/
Soover7345/
Kovere7345/
Jouver7344/
Couvey7342/
Koover7342/
Jovert7340/
Kohver7338/
Khover7333/
Covões7330/
Coveas7325/
Covetz7325/
Covett7321/
Cooves7314/
Scaver7312/
Koever7311/
Jhover7311/
Zovere7310/
Coober739/
Couber737/
Cowerd736/
Couvea736/
Cobeer735/
Chower735/
Soveur734/
Giover733/
Cobier733/
Casver733/
Coweer733/
Cobere733/
Coovey732/
Kovear732/
Conper732/
Cavere732/
Coveða732/
Covair732/
Covest731/
Caever731/
Cuiver731/
Coswer731/
Cothve731/
Coouer731/
Coower731/
Ciower731/
Zovier731/
Zoover731/
Ciaver731/
Jovere731/
Joverp731/
Covets731/
Coivet731/
Sovher731/
Zoveer731/
Coveis731/
Scower730/
Cosber730/
Covhey730/
Cowere730/
Covirt730/
Zouver730/
Cosuer730/
Coyber730/
Covesh730/
Coveds730/
Cowier730/
Covior730/
Cave6727,843/
Kove6714,334/
Covi672,300/
Cobe671,916/
Cowherd671,840/
Cowe671,808/
Compper67650/
Compher67638/
Cosbert67224/
Compeer67193/
Covahey67164/
Jouvert67160/
Coubert67158/
Covy6752/
Covairt6721/
Cové6721/
Covetts6719/
Cauvert6719/
Chavere679/
Sooveer679/
Qove679/
Koitver678/
Compehr674/
Coubier673/
Caveare673/
Cobertt672/
Conpher672/
Coobert672/
Giovere672/
Koverrz672/
Khovier672/
Chavear672/
Caavier672/
Chowere671/
Khovere671/
Chouwer671/
Chhaver671/
Chavher671/
Coswert671/
Coobeer671/
Coomper671/
Couvoir671/
Coibert671/
Ciavier671/
Compear671/
Koovere671/
Souvier671/
Compeir671/
Chaveer671/
Cahaver671/
Chouber671/
Cottber671/
Chovair671/
Souveur671/
Coveitz670/
Coubeer670/
Cowhert670/
Coobier670/
Casvere670/

Cover Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cover in the Arabic language
ستاراstara-

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