Bove History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bove family

The surname Bove was first found in Marne adjacent to Lorraine, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor at Reims. The family were well established in the region of Nancy and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. The name descends from St Beuve, in the 12th century. Provencal St Beuvon was so honored for his great resistance against the Saracens.

Early History of the Bove family

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Bove Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bauve, Le Bauve, Lebauve, Bove, Le Bove, Bovo, Bovy, Bovey, Bavoux, Baveux, Bauvau, La Bauve and many more.

Early Notables of the Bove family

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Bove Ranking

In the United States, the name Bove is the 5,836^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Bove is ranked the 5,504^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2

Bove migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bove Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Doninick Antonio Bove, who landed in Mississippi in 1895 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Bove (post 1700) +

Linda Bove (b. 1945), Deaf American actress who played the part of Linda the Librarian on the children's television program Sesame Street from 1971 to 2003, responsible for introducing thousands of children to sign language
Carol Bove (b. 1971), Swiss-born, American artist and collector
Joseph E. Bove, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from New Haven; Elected 1940 4
John Bove, American politician, Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1974 4
Armand Bove, American Republican politician, Chair of Macomb County Republican Party, 1965 4
Raphael Bove (b. 1979), Italian-born, Australian footballer who has represented Australia at international level

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html