Cove Family History
Cove Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place named Cove, examples of
which are found in Devon, Hampshire, and Suffolk, from Old English
cofa ‘cove’, ‘bay’, ‘inlet’, also ‘shelter’, ‘hut’, or a
topographic name with the same meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Cove
Name Distribution of Cove Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Cove families
 98 - 193  33 - 97 |
 1 - 32  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Cove families
|
5 - 8 2 - 4 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Cove census records
You can see how Cove families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
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Cove Family Origin
Cove Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Cove families immigrated
to the United States.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Cove Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Cove families immigrated
to Australia.
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Emigration records can tell you an ancestor's name, ship name, port of departure,
port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Cove Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Cove census records
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Occupation can tell you about your ancestors' social status and economic status.
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Military Service by Cove
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