Glover Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Glover Name Meaning: Occupational name for the sellar & maker of gloves.

Derives of medieval origin from the middle English 'Glovere',noun from old English glof 'glove'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Glover Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Glover family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,571
Farm Labourer 125
Private Means 113
Coal Miner Hewer 108
General Labourer 97
General Servant (domestic) 88
Farmer 88
Labourer 87
None 70
At School 69
At Home 65
Dressmaker 51
Scholar 49
Housekeeper 46
Domestic Servant 44
Shop Assistant 42
Domestic 39
Laundress 39
Assisting In Business 38
Assisting In The Business 38
Clerk 38
Bricklayer 35
Tailoress 32
Dress Maker 31
Coal Miner (hewer) 31

Glover Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Glover 100% 87,384
2 Guliver 71% 173
3 Gilvear 57% 161
4 Glaver 83% 136
5 Gleaver 71% 120
6 Golver 67% 117

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The surname Glover is the most popular version of all its varients

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