Glover History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms 

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The people known in ancient Scotland as the Picts were the forefathers of the Glover family. It is a name for a glovemaker, which was an important trade during medieval times. In Latin documents the surname Glover is rendered cirothecarius, which means glovemaker in that language.

Early Origins of the Glover family

The surname Glover was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Glover family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Glover research. Another 120 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1426, 1440, 1602, 1625, 1650, 1680, 1688 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

When the first dictionaries were invented in the last few hundred years, spelling gradually became standardized. Before that time, scribes spelled according to sound. Names were often recorded under different spelling variations every time they were written. Glover has been written Glover, Glovere and others.

Early Notables of the Glover family

Notable amongst the Clan at this time was

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. 1 However, in Canada, the name Glover is ranked the 971st most popular surname with an estimated 5,579 people with that name. 2 And in Newfoundland, Canada, the name Glover is the 620th popular surname with an estimated 73 people with that name. 3 Australia ranks Glover as 502nd with 7,610 people. 4 New Zealand ranks Glover as 514th with 1,341 people. 5 The United Kingdom ranks Glover as 340th with 18,255 people. 6

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.


Glover migration to the United States +

The crossing to North America did not seem so great in comparison with the hardships many Scots endured at home. It was long, expensive, and cramped, but also rewarding. North America offered land and the chance for settlers to prove themselves in a new place. And many did prove themselves as they fought to forge a new nation in the American War of Independence. The ancestors of those Scots can now experience much of their once-lost heritage through the Clan societies and highland games that have sprung up across North America in the last century. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important, early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Glover:

Glover Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
Glover Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Glover Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Glover migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Glover Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
Glover Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

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

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

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. 14
Glover Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Glover (post 1700) +


Suggested Readings for the name Glover +
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