Cover History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Cover family

The surname Cover was first found in Thuringia, where the family was known for its contributions to the prosperity and culture of the emerging feudal society. The family branched into numerous houses, many of which acquired estates and manors throughout the surrounding regions.

Early History of the Cover family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cover research. Another 110 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1550, 1598, 1600, 1650, 1662, 1672, 1708, 1744, 1809 and 1815 are included under the topic Early Cover History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cover Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goberg, Göberg, Gobert, Geberg, Gebert, Gauberg, Gaubert, Coberg, Coburg, Koberg, Koburg and many more.

Early Notables of the Cover family

Notable members of the surname Cover in this period were Martin Kober (ca. 1550-ca. 1598), court painter to King Stefan Batory of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Johann Anton Coberg (1650-1708)...
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Cover Ranking

In the United States, the name Cover is the 7,492^nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Cover migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cover Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

James Cover, who landed in Virginia in 1652 2
John Cover, who arrived in Virginia in 1665 2

Cover Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

John Cover, who arrived in Virginia in 1714 2
Tetrick Cover, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1730 2

Cover Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

G W Cover, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1856 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Cover (post 1700) +

Mrs. Giles Cover, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924 3
Franklin Edward Cover (1928-2006), American actor most noted for starring on the sitcom The Jeffersons
Jack Cover (1921-2009), American scientist, inventor of the Taser
Mary Cover Jones (1896-1987), American psychologist, pioneer in the field of behavior therapy, who received the G. Stanley Hall Award from the APA in 1968

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html