The cove Surname
cove Name Meaning and History
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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Threads: 18 - Messages: 63
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| William &Elizabeth Cove |
 strudwick1
| 9 |
| COVE and JARVIS families |
2garyjames
| 0 |
| Cove.London/Middlesex. | Diane Cove. | 5 |
| Cove of Newfoundland |
efcantrell
| 2 |
| NATHANIEL COVE married MARY ELIZABETH BOSS (mid-1800's in Canada) |
lilmammawashere
| 1 |
| COVE - RIFENBARK |
lilmammawashere
| 1 |
| Eli Cove - shoemaker |
MargaretJordan602
| 3 |
| William Cove |
JamesT_Burrows
| 2 |
| geneology | sean | 3 |
| Cove - Cyril | Nicki Megainey (nee Cove) | 2 |
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