# Glover (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/glover/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An occupational surname for a person who was a glover

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 66,858 |
| US rank (2010) | 501 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,618 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.2% (64,180 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡlʌvɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Glover in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 53% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Glover in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada.

## People named Glover

- Danny Glover, American actor (born 1946)
- Donald Glover, American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker (born 1983)
- Crispin Glover, American actor
- Victor Glover, American astronaut (born 1976)
- John Glover, American actor
- Bruce Glover, American character actor
- Lucas Glover, American professional golfer
- Candice Glover, American singer
- Tom Glover, Australian association football player
- Sandra Glover, African American athlete
- Corey Glover, American singer
- Stanley Glover, athletics competitor (1908-1964)

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gulliver, Gilbert, Galbraith, Gilbertson, Galbreath, Gilbreath, Guilford, Gilford, Gilbride, Gulliford.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.