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The surname Glover is derived from the Old English word "glof," and was an occupational name for a glove maker, an important trade during medieval times.

Early Origins of the Glover family

The surname Glover was first found in Norfolk where William le Glouere was on record in 1250. A Richard le Glovere was listed in Bedfordshire in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273. 1

Later, another branch of the family was found at Baxterley in Warwickshire. "The church is in the Norman style, having been built in the reign of William the Conqueror: the tower was rebuilt in 1607, by Hugo Glover, brother of Mrs. Lewis who was burnt at Coventry for her adherence to the Protestant faith, during the Popish persecution in the reign of Mary, and whose remains were interred in the church." 2

Early History of the Glover family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glover research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1379, 1426, 1544, 1555, 1567, 1571, 1588, 1601, 1602, 1620, 1625, 1635, 1640, 1650, 1661, 1680, 1688, 1714, 1748, 1758, 1760, 1761, 1767, 1771, 1774, 1786, 1794, 1801, 1805, 1813, 1842, 1846, 1849 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Glover History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Glover Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Glover, Glovere and others.

Early Notables of the Glover family

Distinguished members of the family include

  • Robert Glover (d. 1555), English Protestant martyr who came of a family of some wealth and position in Warwickshire, is described as gentleman, and resided at Mancetter. "He was examined by the bishop...
  • Robert Glover (1544-1588), was a Somerset herald, son of Thomas Glover of Ashford, Kent. His grandfather, Thomas Glover, was one of the barons of the Cinque ports at the coronation of Henry VIII. He e...
  • Goodwife Ann "Goody" Glover (died 1688), was an Irish Roman Catholic who Oliver Cromwell sold into slavery and sent her to the Barbados. By 1680, she was in Boston working as a housekeeper, when the h...
  • George Glover (fl. 1625-1650), was one of the earliest English engravers, worked somewhat in the manner of John Payne. 3
  • Moses Glover (fl. 1620-1640), was an English painter and architect, is principally known from the large survey by him, drawn on vellum in 1635, of Syon House and the hundred of Isleworth, which is pre...

Glover World Ranking

In the United States, the name Glover is the 361st most popular surname with an estimated 74,610 people with that name. 4 However, in Canada, the name Glover is ranked the 971st most popular surname with an estimated 5,579 people with that name. 5 And in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Glover is the 620th popular surname with an estimated 73 people with that name. 6 Australia ranks Glover as 502nd with 7,610 people. 7 New Zealand ranks Glover as 514th with 1,341 people. 8 The United Kingdom ranks Glover as 340th with 18,255 people. 9

Ireland Migration of the Glover family to Ireland

Some of the Glover family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

United States Glover migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glover Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Henry Glover, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 10
  • John Glover, who arrived in Virginia in 1623 10
  • Henry Glover, who landed in Jamestown, Va in 1624 10
  • John Glover of Lancashire who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet, found in Dorchester. 10
  • Ralph Glover of London who sailed from Isle of Wight arriving in Salem, Massachusetts in 1630 aboard the ship "Ambrose" as part of the Winthrop Fleet 10
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Glover Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Lidya Glover, who arrived in Virginia in 1701 10
  • William Glover, who landed in Virginia in 1701 10
  • Mary Glover, who landed in Virginia in 1703 10
  • Sara Glover, who arrived in Virginia in 1703 10
  • Thomas Glover, who landed in Virginia in 1703 10
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Glover Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Glover, aged 33, who arrived in New York in 1812 10
  • James Glover, aged 33, who landed in New York in 1812 10
  • Mr. Glover, who arrived in Mobile, Ala in 1822 10
  • Townsend Glover, who landed in New York in 1841 10
  • W Glover, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 10
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Glover migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glover Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Josiah Glover, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1750
  • Mr. Andrew Glover U.E. who settled in Carleton [Saint John City], New Brunswick c. 1784 11
  • Mr. Jacob Glover U.E. (b. 1750) from Sussex County, New Jersey, USA who settled in Home District [York County], Ontario c. 1784 he served in Lord Rawdon's Command and Daniel McCall's Company he died in 1813, married to Deborah Moore they had 3 children 11
Glover Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Mary Ann Glover, who landed in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1862
  • Robert W Glover, who arrived in Esquimalt, British Columbia in 1862

Australia Glover migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Glover Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. John Glover, British Convict who was convicted in Lancaster, Lancashire, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Coromandel" on 4th December 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 12
  • Thomas Glover, English convict from Leicester, who was transported aboard the "Ann" on August 1809, settling in New South Wales, Australia 13
  • Barnard Glover, English convict from York, who was transported aboard the "Agamemnon" on April 22, 1820, settling in New South Wales, Australia 14
  • Thomas Glover, English convict from Staffordshire, who was transported aboard the "Asia" on April 1st, 1822, settling in New South Wales, Australia 15
  • Mr. William Glover, British labourer who was convicted in York, Yorkshire, England for life for house breaking, transported aboard the "Commodore Hayes" in April 1823, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 16
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Glover migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Glover Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • James Glover, aged 34, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Aurora" in 1840
  • Maria Glover, aged 27, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Aurora" in 1840
  • Mr Glover, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Aurora
  • Janet Glover, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Brilliant" in 1841
  • John Glover, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ann Wilson" in 1857
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

West Indies Glover migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 17
Glover Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century
  • Alexander Glover, aged 37, who arrived in St Christopher in 1635 10
  • Mr. Alexander Glover, (b. 1598), aged 37, British settler traveling aboard the ship "William and John" arriving in St Christopher (Saint Kitts) in 1635 18

Contemporary Notables of the name Glover (post 1700) +

  • Tony "Little Sun" Glover (1939-2019), born Dave Glover, an American blues musician and music critic
  • Lucas Hendley Glover (b. 1979), American professional golfer, winner of the Masters Tournament (2007)
  • John Glover (1732-1797), American fisherman, merchant, and military leader from Marblehead, Massachusetts, Brigadier General in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, eponym of the USS Glover (FF-1098) was a Garcia-class frigate
  • Goodwife "Goody" Glover (d. 1688), the last person to be hanged in Boston as a witch
  • Crispin Hellion Glover (b. 1964), American film actor and painter
  • Corey Glover (b. 1964), American musician, singer, and guitarist
  • Daniel Lebern "Danny" Glover (b. 1946), American Prime Time Emmy Award nominated actor, and film director
  • Fred W. Glover, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 10.3 aerial victories
  • Peter Bernard Glover (1945-2024), English rugby union international (1967-1971) from York, Yorkshire
  • John Glover (1767-1849), English landscape-painter, son of a small farmer, born at Houghton-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire, on 18 Feb. 1767
  • ... (Another 21 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Empress of Ireland
  • Mr. Thomas Henry Glover (d. 1914), British Cook from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 19
  • F Glover (d. 1914), Canadian Third Class Passenger from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 20
Hillsborough disaster
  • Ian Thomas Glover (1969-1989), English street paver who was attending the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium, in Sheffield, Yorkshire when the stand allocated area became overcrowded and 96 people were crushed in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster and he died from his injuries 21
  • Barry Glover (1962-1989), English greengrocer who was attending the FA Cup semi-final at Hillsborough Stadium, in Sheffield, Yorkshire when the stand allocated area became overcrowded and 96 people were crushed in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster and he died from his injuries 21
HMS Prince of Wales
  • Mr. Kenneth Gordon Glover, British Corporal, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 22
HMS Repulse
  • Mr. Albert T Glover, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 23
  • Mr. Robert Maurice Gray Glover, British Marine, who sailed into battle on the HMS Repulse (1941) and survived the sinking 23
RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. George Alfred Glover, English First Waiter from Seaforth, Lancashire, England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 24
  • Mr. Edwin Glover, English Officers’ Mess Steward from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 24
SS Caribou
  • Mr. Donald Cameron Glover, British passenger who was Royal Air Force was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, he died in the sinking

Suggested Readings for the name Glover +

  • The Heritage of White Hall by William H. Davidson.
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  3. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
  4. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  5. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  6. The order of Common Surnames in 1955 in Newfoundland retrieved on 20th October 2021 (retrieved from Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E.R. Seary corrected edition ISBN 0-7735-1782-0)
  7. "Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
  8. "Most Common Last Names in New Zealand." Forebears, https://forebears.io/new-zealand/surnames
  9. "UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
  10. 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)
  11. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  12. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 22nd March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/coromandel-and-experiment
  13. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Ann voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1809 with 200 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/ann/1809
  14. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Agamemnon voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1820 with 179 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/agamemnon/1820
  15. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 190 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1822
  16. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th March 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/commodore-hayes
  17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
  18. Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's (Retrieved October 4th 2021 from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
  19. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
  20. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 16) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
  21. Hillsborough Victims (retreived 21st March 2021). Retreived from https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/15/remembering-96-victims-hillsborough-disaster-30-years-9206566/
  22. HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
  23. HMS Repulse Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listrepulsecrew.html
  24. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 10) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
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