Covert Surname

44,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Fiji

Covert Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the covert,' a wood full of thickets, a hidingplace for deer, &c A surname taken from residence thereby.

Roger de Covert, Sussex, 20 Edward.

William le (sic) Covert, Sussex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Covert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,9941:32,9694,117
Canada4531:81,3379,068
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Australia481:562,41041,290
France81:8,302,840321,660
England61:9,286,343223,652
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9721:16,8972,157

Covert (115) may also be a first name.

Covert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the covert,' a wood full of thickets, a hidingplace for deer, &c A surname taken from residence thereby.

Roger de Covert, Sussex, 20 Edward.

William le (sic) Covert, Sussex, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1527-8. John Coverd and Margaret Bayly: Marriage Lic (London).

1627. William Brokett and Emme Covert, Surrey: ibid.

1665. Married — Launcelott Peckworth and Frauncis Covert: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

"Coverts," says Nelson, "are those woods which are thickets, and full of trees touching one another .... a covering or hiding-place for deer." Laws of Game. The great Surrey and Sussex family of Covert, whose contiguous manors are said to have extended from Southwark to the English Channel, traced their pedigree to temp. Henry II.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A sheltered place.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Covert Last Name Facts

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

Covert is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Covert? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,526th most frequently occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 624,736 people. Covert is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Covert reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 873,022nd most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 115 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 10,994 people, or 1 in 32,969. In The United States Covert is mostly found in: Ohio, where 7 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Fiji, where 1 percent are found.

Covert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Covert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Covert last name increased 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Covert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Covert surname are 23.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Covert earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $47,158 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Couvert921,545/
Coovert92556/
Coevert92139/
Coveart9276/
Chovert9214/
Coverts927/
Covertt926/
Coivert921/
Cover917,773/
Scouvert863/
Couvertt862/
Chouvert861/
Couverts861/
Coover831,922/
Cobert831,100/
Cavert83143/
Kovert8396/
Covart8388/
Jovert8340/
Covher8323/
Couver8321/
Cowert8317/
Covere838/
Covier837/
Covort837/
Coiver834/
Sovert831/
Coveer831/
Cohver831/
Coverd831/
Covirt830/
Couvertte801/
Chobert77483/
Caverte77293/
Cosbert77224/
Jouvert77160/
Coubert77158/
Couvier7776/
Coberth7757/
Chavert7738/
Covairt7721/
Cauvert7719/
Compert778/
Soverth774/
Couveur773/
Coberts772/
Cobertt772/
Coobert772/
Coswert771/
Coibert771/
Gcoover771/
Couvere771/
Souvert771/
Cowerts771/
Cooveer770/
Coevart770/
Cowhert770/
Coveare770/
Caver732,563/
Cober731,409/
Kover731,008/
Cower73128/
Côver731/
Choubert7169/
Coubertt716/
Cothbert714/
Cousbert712/
Kovierth711/
Choobert711/
Couberth711/
Comppert711/
Cobertte710/
Cowart6716,889/
Kobert67840/
Cowher67642/
Kovger67395/
Cavier67331/
Koçver67263/
Kowert67258/
Savert67116/
Kavert6776/
Cavart6767/
Kouver6752/
Cauver6746/
Kovere6745/
Covard6743/
Koover6742/
Kohver6738/
Khover6733/
Kevert6733/
Javert6726/
Zobert6719/
Coober679/
Cabert678/
Couber677/
Cowerd676/
Kovart675/
Cobeer675/
Cawort673/
Casver673/
Coweer673/
Kovear672/
Cavere672/
Covair672/
Zavert671/
Coswer671/
Coouer671/
Coower671/
Cowort671/
Kävert671/
Tchoubert671/
Cowere670/
Cosuer670/
Coyber670/
Cowier670/
Covior670/

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