Glover Surname

4,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,729 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Glover Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the glover.' Entries of this name are rare in the earlier registers, 'le Gaunter' being the general form; v. Gauter.

Richard le Glovere, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Cristiana la Glovere.

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Glover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States85,5701:4,236472
England22,3221:2,496322
Australia7,6101:3,547502
Canada5,5791:6,604971
New Zealand1,3411:3,377514
South Africa1,2581:43,0675,504
Scotland1,0831:4,944833
Northern Ireland9011:2,048420
Wales8001:3,868420
Nigeria2491:711,41732,711
Ireland2331:20,2102,088
France1801:369,01554,985
Ghana1601:168,87911,377
Spain1181:396,20421,717
Germany1151:700,04753,529
Thailand881:802,708129,613
Bahamas811:4,836493
Philippines791:1,281,49697,319
Mexico711:1,748,25617,580
Isle of Man651:1,320219
Mauritius491:26,3965,374
Argentina481:890,48857,418
Jamaica481:59,7913,201
United Arab Emirates451:203,60614,059
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Jersey371:2,681461
Israel331:259,32223,464
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Sweden271:364,69525,646
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
India251:30,682,615377,978
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Liberia201:220,42714,169
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Panama161:244,5166,353
Norway151:342,81932,589
Gibraltar131:2,612585
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
China91:151,924,6187,954
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Swaziland41:324,550996
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Egypt31:30,645,251132,600
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Montserrat31:1,649224
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tonga11:107,313791
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6371:6,9541,090
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,1321:2,009279
Scotland5411:6,919983
Wales1061:14,796873
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,3321:3,504416

Glover (2,106) may also be a first name.

Glover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the glover.' Entries of this name are rare in the earlier registers, 'le Gaunter' being the general form; v. Gauter.

Richard le Glovere, Bedfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Cristiana la Glovere. Rolls of Parliament.

Johannes Cowper, glouer (u for v), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Elias Glouer, et Magota uxor ejus, Doncaster: ibid.

Thomas Glouer, et Sibilla uxor ejus, Doncaster: ibid.

Hugo Glouer, glouer, Ripon: ibid.

1680. Married — William Baker and Elizabeth Glover: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

From the trade or occupation of glove-maker, an important one in the Middle Ages. In Latin documents rendered cirothecarius. Henry Cirothecarius, burgess of Perth, swore fealty to Edwerd I at Perth in 1291 (Bain, II, 508), and Simon Glover or le Glovere, bergess of Perth, swore fealty in 1291 and again in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 124,187, 197). Patrick Glovar or Glufer and Michael Glofer were burgesses of Glasgow in 1426 and 1440 (LCD., 245,251), David Cluur was also a bergess there in 1468 (ibid., 183), and John Gluvar in 1494 (REG., 469). Nicholas Glofar was burgess of Irvine in 1446 (Irvine, I, p. 137), John Gluffer was merchant burgess of Linlithgow in 1610 (Retours, Linlithgow, 82), and James Glover is recorded in Poucroft in 1668 (Kirkcudbright). Catherine Glover is the heroine of Scott's Fair maid of Perth. Gluuer 1504.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Glove Maker or Dealer [Middle English glover(e; Old English glóf, glove + the agential suff. -ere]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English occupative name found in Ireland in mediaeval times and now fairly numerous in Ulster.

MIF 281*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

“Glove Maker” or “Glove Seller”.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who made or sold gloves.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The occupation. Le Ganter. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The English translation of Gantier, probably includes families of Norman extraction.

The Norman People (1874)

Glover Last Name Facts

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

Glover (Russian: Гловер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Glover? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,372nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 56,612 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Glover reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 163,890th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 2,106 people.

Glover is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 85,570 people, or 1 in 4,236. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 106 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Glover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glover has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Glover surname grew 597 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 755 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Glover Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Glover surname are 7.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.51% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Glover earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 69.43% more than the national average, earning 586,356 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 46.04% more than the national average, earning R 347,052 per year; in United States they earn 8.91% less than the national average, earning $39,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $50,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glovier92428/
Glovert9275/
Gloover925/
Gloveer924/
Glovere923/
Glouver922/
Glovetr921/
Gloverr921/
Hglover920/
Gloever920/
Gleover920/
Glove917/
Glober83242/
Glower83116/
Glever8346/
Glaver8317/
Glovei837/
Gloves837/
Glovey834/
Glovet834/
Gléver832/
Glovez832/
Glouve831/
Gloveu831/
Glêver831/
Gloverová805/
Gillhover804/
Gloverova801/
Glavier77231/
Globert7739/
Gloiber7726/
Glouber775/
Glevier771/
Glaouer771/
Gloveth771/
Glaaver771/
Glauver771/
Glaveir771/
Globier771/
Gillhoover7516/
Glave731,597/
Globe73308/
Glowe73191/
Glovi738/
Glovy731/
Glohuere711/
Gillever710/
Glaves671,207/
Glavey67375/
Glavee67356/
Gillgower6786/
Glavez6757/
Glavie6744/
Gloova6725/
Glavet6723/
Gloybe6721/
Glovis6719/
Glovňa6714/
Glawer6713/
Glovio679/
Guillovet676/
Glouvi675/
Glaber675/
Gloobe675/
Gloube674/
Globee672/
Glouva672/
Glavje672/
Glavér671/
Gloviz671/
Gellhaver671/
Glaoue671/
Globey670/
Glowey670/

Glover Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Glover in the Russian language
Гловерglover-

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