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DOVE

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There are approximately 6,523 people named Dove in the UK. That makes it the 1,622nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 103 are named Dove.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Nickname

Related and similar surnames

Dow
Dowson
Dowsett
Dowse
Dowe
Dovey
Dovel
Dover
Doave
Dov
Doves
Dofe
Dovea
Dovee
Doffe
Dophe
Dovae
Dovez
Dova
Dohvey
Doavey
Dof
Doeve
Doved
Douve
Doveis
Doveus
Doveas

The Dove surname in historical dictionaries

DOVE. The bird. Also a beautiful river of Derbyshire.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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