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    The surname Glover

    An occupational surname, carried by 66,858 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɡlʌvɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex G416

    Glover: #501 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Glover #501, 66,858 people Glover: #501 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Glover #501, 66,858 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Glover is more common than 99.7% of them.

    Origin

    An occupational surname for a person who was a glover

    Glover is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 66,858 people named Glover in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 4,618 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 64,180.

    #501
    rank among US surnames
    66,858
    people in 2010
    23
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.2%
    change since 2000 (was #468)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #492Logan67,9094,546
    #493Camacho67,8934,548
    #494Strickland67,7694,556
    #495Norman67,7044,560
    #496Person67,4114,580
    #497Colon67,3384,585
    #498Parsons67,3104,587

    Who is named Glover

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    53% of people named Glover identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Glovers

    22 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Danny Glover
      American actor (born 1946)
    • Donald Glover
      American actor, comedian, musician, and filmmaker (born 1983)
    • Crispin Glover
      American actor, born 1964
    • Victor Glover
      American astronaut (born 1976)
    • John Glover
      American actor, born 1944
    • Bruce Glover
      American character actor, 1932–2025
    • Lucas Glover
      American professional golfer, born 1979
    • Candice Glover
      American singer, born 1989
    • Tom Glover
      Australian association football player, born 1997
    • Sandra Glover
      African American athlete, born 1968
    • Corey Glover
      American singer, born 1964
    • Stanley Glover
      Athletics competitor (1908-1964)

    Notable Glovers come mostly from the United States (17), Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Glover

    Glover has the Soundex code G416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G416.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Glover?
    66,858 people in the United States had the surname Glover in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 4,618 Americans. It ranked 501st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Glover?
    In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Glover identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Glover?
    Danny Glover, American actor (born 1946), followed by Donald Glover.
    Where is the surname Glover most common?
    Wikidata records people named Glover in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom and 1 other country.
    How do you pronounce Glover?
    Glover is /ˈɡlʌvɚ/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Glover?
    Glover is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
    Is the surname Glover getting more or less common?
    More common. 64,180 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 66,858 in 2010, up 4.2%.