Coverley Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Turks and Caicos Islands

Coverley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coveley'; compare Cleverly for Cleveley, which see.

Malgerde Covrle, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Bartholomew de Covele, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Coverley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4941:112,79011,595
Australia941:287,18825,495
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Bahamas491:7,995667
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Jamaica271:106,2944,277
Turks and Caicos Islands161:2,146247
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:123,73311,673
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Coverley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Coveley'; compare Cleverly for Cleveley, which see.

Malgerde Covrle, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Bartholomew de Covele, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

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

(English) belonging to (prob.) Coveley = the Cove or Cave Lea [Old English cofa + leáh] Bartholomew de Covele.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the French, Coveliers; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Coverley: Sir Roger de Coverley’s ancestor came from Coveliers.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Coverley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Coverley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Coverley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 434,076th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 9,201,447 people. The last name Coverley occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Coverley are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 494 people, or 1 in 112,790. In England Coverley is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 21 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 12 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Coverley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Coverley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Coverley surname grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 518 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coverley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Coverley last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Coverley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.27% more than the national average, earning $43,267 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $56,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couverley949/
Coverly93306/
Coberley88487/
Caverley88303/
Coverlee881/
Covorley881/
Coverlett820/
Coberly802,187/
Caverly802,168/
Caverle8017/
Koverly8010/
Cowerly801/
Coberle801/
Soverle801/
Caverlee7569/
Cavorley7526/
Couberly7516/
Coverlid7513/
Sowerley754/
Kaverley753/
Chaverly752/
Souverly751/
Caverlay751/
Caberley751/
Javerley751/
Cavarley750/
Jowherley711/
Koberle6792/
Javerle6732/
Cavarle6720/
Caberly673/
Koberly672/
Sowerly671/
Caverlé671/
Koverla671/

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