Hove is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hove
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

Surname Hove is a variant of Howell. 1. A very common Welsh baptismal name (Huel). 2. A Lincolnshire parish.

Hove is a variation of Howell. Hual, generous, frank.

Family name Hove is a form of Hoell. Descendant of Hoel meaning eminent".

Hove is a variant form of Havel. Dweller near the Havel, a river in Germany.

The surname Hove is the variation of Howell. Descendant of Howell meaning "eminent"; descendant of little How, a variant of Hugh meaning "spirit".

A variation of Hovell. See Auberville - Roger de Auberville came in with the Conqueror and is mentioned in Domesday as holder of 18 manors in Essex and Suffolk. Baronetage. De Abreville in Hundred Rolls.

Hove is the variation of Hovell. See Havill - See Auberville - Roger de Auberville came in with the Conqueror and is mentioned in Domesday as holder of 18 manors in Essex and Suffolk. Baronetage. De Abreville in Hundred Rolls.

How popular is Hove?

Hove is common in Zimbabwe, United States, Denmark, Norway, Papua New Guinea, South Africa, England, Iran, Netherlands, Cameroon, Botswana, Canada, Germany.

Hove is ranked 15797 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Hoves grew by 18.8 per cent to 2041 since 2000 and ranked 14587 after elevating 1032 spots. The last name was found in around 7 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 83.24 88.07
Black 13.03 7.74
Hispanic or Latino 1.57 1.16
Others 1.08 2.27
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.73 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.34 0
Hove is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Zimbabwe which signifies its Zimbabwe provenence. Around 35310 people have been found who wears Hove as their family name. Hove is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Hove:
23 Zimbabwe28,657
Countries with thousands of Hove:
17,673 United States2,057
389 Denmark1,294
460 Norway1,052
Countries with hundreds of Hove:
2,300 Papua New Guinea379
19,463 South Africa307
17,929 England268
25,391 Iran195
15,250 Netherlands182
13,671 Cameroon174
3,236 Botswana132
27,584 Canada124
56,374 Germany107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,762 Belgium95
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
136,859 France48
42,409 Australia46
22,995 Zambia30
36,405 Switzerland16
15,474 Estonia15
18,211 Singapore13
18,166 Scotland12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
48,353 Benin10
375,391 Brazil9
12,261 Solomon Islands9
90,587 Sweden8
512,203 Thailand7
55,922 Qatar6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

W.V. Hove was 28 years old when he migrated to Peoria on June 24, 1867. He lived in Germany where he worked as hotel keeper and took Carlshaven from Bremen. 27 years old Habenvels-V. Hove, Gerhard-E. Hove, aged 26, Fr. Hove (41) Shoemaker, T.W.V. Hove, aged 30, Gaston Hove (11) Laborer, Heinr. Hove (25) Laborer, 9 months old August Hove, Sophie Hove (25), Ann-K. Hove, aged 23, are others that migrated to US from Bremen, Antwerp, Hamburg, Hamburg & Southampton and Liverpool & Queenstown.

Hove Namesakes

  • Michiel ten Hove, was ad interim Grand Pensionary of Holland
  • Joachim van den Hove, Flemish/Dutch composer and a lutenist
  • Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician
  • Peter van Hove, Flemish Friar Minor
  • Luc van Hove, Belgian composer
  • Byron Hove, served as Justice Minister
  • Léon Van Hove, Belgian physicist and a former Director General of CERN
  • Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean poet

Hove Namesakes

  • Michiel ten Hove, was ad interim Grand Pensionary of Holland
  • Joachim van den Hove, Flemish/Dutch composer and a lutenist
  • Martin van den Hove, Dutch astronomer and mathematician
  • Peter van Hove, Flemish Friar Minor
  • Luc van Hove, Belgian composer
  • Byron Hove, served as Justice Minister
  • Léon Van Hove, Belgian physicist and a former Director General of CERN
  • Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean poet

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