Dover Surname
Approximately 17,630 people bear this surname
Dover Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dover,' one of the cinque ports, situated in Kent.
Richard de Dovere, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Godwinus de Dovre. C. Fuker de Dovre, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameDover Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,873 | 1:28,157 | 3,510 |
| England | 2,068 | 1:26,943 | 3,674 |
| Australia | 594 | 1:45,447 | 5,703 |
| Canada | 511 | 1:72,105 | 8,206 |
| Guyana | 317 | 1:2,404 | 438 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 132 | 1:10,333 | 1,422 |
| Iraq | 105 | 1:333,540 | 6,405 |
| Iran | 87 | 1:882,558 | 42,611 |
| Israel | 81 | 1:105,650 | 12,007 |
| Scotland | 64 | 1:83,653 | 6,073 |
| Jamaica | 55 | 1:52,181 | 2,997 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Argentina | 54 | 1:791,545 | 52,685 |
| Costa Rica | 54 | 1:88,520 | 1,588 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Suriname | 51 | 1:10,836 | 2,716 |
| Ireland | 49 | 1:96,101 | 5,242 |
| Slovenia | 49 | 1:50,769 | 8,382 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45 | 1:2,504 | 440 |
| Dominica | 32 | 1:2,372 | 341 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 1:3,814 | 525 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 17 | 1:6,493 | 987 |
| Chile | 17 | 1:1,036,263 | 20,476 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 1:27,600 | 1,126 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,327 | 1:18,369 | 2,649 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:249,548 | 8,553 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,274 | 1:39,418 | 4,656 |
The alternate forms: Döver (727) are calculated separately.
Dover (1,194) may also be a first name.
Dover Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dover,' one of the cinque ports, situated in Kent.
Richard de Dovere, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Godwinus de Dovre. C. Fuker de Dovre, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Hugo de Dovre, Wiltshire, ibid.
John de Dovere, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1668. Baptised — Saray, d. Franses Dover: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1793. Married — James Dover and Millicent Frost: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-Latin-Celt.) belonging to Dover, the Anglo-Saxon Dofre, Roman Dubr-is = the Water [Welsh dwfr-Irish dobhar] Dover must have derived its name from the streamlet which empties itself into the harbour.
(English) One who came from Dover (the waters), a village in Kent.
The Kentish town.
From Douvres or Dovera, Normandy, a baronial family, of considerable eminence, which derived its name from a Scandinavian Dover, at the Conquest of Normandy, 912. Fulbert de Dover, t. William I. and Henry I., had a barony in Kent, which his descendants, the De Dovers, held till the reign of King John (Dugdale, Banks). This baronial family has been supposed to have derived its name from Dover, in Kent; but it held no office in connexion with that Castle, nor were its possessions (though held therefrom) equal to those of others holding from the same Castle. It was the elder branch of the house of De Clinton.
User-submitted Reference
This surname was first introduced to the United States in the late-1800s—early-1900s. The family immigrated from the Peloponnesian region of Greece, eventually settling in Massachusetts, New York, Michigan, and California. Any American with the surname Douveas or Doveas is blood-related. The original Greek version of the surname is currently unknown, but there is a handful of families in the Mani Peninsula of southern Greece who possess the exact surname. One of the original immigrants Americanized the surname from Douveas to the Anglican Dover in 1940. Unfortunately, the exact meaning of this surname is currently unknown to both modern Americans and Greeks alike who are in possession of this surname. Some sources suggest that the surname translates to 'judgement day', while other translations have been rather nonsensical.
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Dover Religious Adherence
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Dover Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dover Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dover (Russian: Довер) is found most in The United States. It can also appear as: Döver. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dover? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 30,294th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 413,361 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dover live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dover is also the 229,358th most frequently used forename world-wide. It is borne by 1,194 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 12,873 people, or 1 in 28,157. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 16 percent live, South Carolina, where 10 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States Dover occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.
Dover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dover has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,010 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 427 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 350 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 255 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dover Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Dover last name is primarily Anglican (79%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dover are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% registered with the party.
The amount Dover earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.37% more than the national average, earning R 359,712 per year; in United States they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $40,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.65% more than the national average, earning $57,458 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dover Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dover in the Russian language | ||
| Довер | dover | - |
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