Rover Surname History

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England
Germany

Early Origins of the Rover family

The surname Rover was first found in Surrey where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1279 when John Rofere held lands.

Early History of the Rover family

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Rover Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Rover, Ruffer, Ruffy and others.

Early Notables of the Rover family

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Rover migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Rover Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Hans Jacob Rover, who landed in New York in 1709 1
Heinrich Rover, who arrived in America in 1783 1

Rover Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ludwig Rover, aged 45, who landed in Missouri in 1841 1
Francisco Rover, aged 40, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1853 1
Frank Rover, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 1

Rover migration to Australia +

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

Rover Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Johann Heinrich Rover, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Steinwaerder" 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Rover (post 1700) +

Leo A. Rover, American politician, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1928-34, 1953-56 3

Citations +

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)
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) STEINWARDER 1849 aka STEINWAERDER. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Steinwarder.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 10) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html