English (mainly southeastern): habitational name from a place named
with the Old English phrase ofer ie ‘over, across the
river’, as for example Overy in Oxfordshire. In some cases the name
may be topographic, with the same meaning, or with Old English
eg ‘dry ground in a marsh’, ‘well-watered land’ as the
second element.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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