as a Last Name
- 3,806
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Cover
Meaning & Origins
English: occupational name for a roofer, from Old French co(u)vreur, an agent derivative of co(u)vrir ‘to cover’ (Latin cooperire). Roofing materials in the Middle Ages might be tiles (see Tyler), slates (see Slater), or thatch (see Thatcher), depending on the regional availability of suitable materials.
| 8,636th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,806
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Nebraska
- has the most people named Cover per capita
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