as a Last Name
- 13,674
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Dove
Meaning & Origins
English: from Middle English dove, Old English dūfe ‘dove’ (or perhaps occasionally from the Old Norse cognate dúfa), applied as a nickname for a mild and gentle person or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves. The Old English word was used as a personal name for either sex in the early Middle English period, and the surname at least in part derives from this use.
| 2,288th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 13,674
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Virginia
- has the most people named Dove per capita
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