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Cove


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Origin Of The Surname Cove

Meaning Of The Surname Cove

From the Shelter

Interesting Facts About Cove

Cove is a locational surname coming from any of the places so-called or similarly spelled across Britain. Locational surnames were traditionally given to someone who had moved away to a new area, whereby they were assigned the name of their original home as a surname to differentiate them from the other townspeople. The place name itself comes from an Old English word meaning ‘to cover’, giving the place name the meaning of ‘shelter’.

Cove Statistics

Cove is the number 1445 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,661 share the surname Cove in the UK.

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