Angove
Angove is a Cornish surname. This surname originates from the Cornish language, a Celtic language, and is common in Cornwall.[1] The name is a compound of the definite article "an" i.e. the, plus the word "gov", meaning smith, and is thus an equivalent of the English surname Smith.[2] In the 1881 UK census the surname Angove was restricted to Cornwall and the proportion of people with the surname Smith was much lower in Cornwall than elsewhere the UK.[2] The name was originally an occupational name and denoted a metal worker, it is the most common Cornish occupational surname.[1] During the 16th century the surname was limited to the western half of Cornwall where Cornish was still spoken.[1]
The name may refer to
People:
- Damien Angove (born 18 December 1970), a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League
- David Angove (born 7 March 1974), a former cricketer who played for Cornwall Cricket Club
- Thomas Angove (1918 – 30 March 2010), an Australian winemaker credited with the invention of the wine cask.
- Trevor Angove (born 15 January 1959), a former cricketer for Cornwall Cricket Club
Places:
- Angove Conservation Park, a protected area located about 16 kilometres (9.9 miles) north-east of the Adelaide city centre within the local government area of the City of Tea Tree Gully.
- Angove Lake, a permanent freshwater lake in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
- Angove River, or Angove Creek, a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia most of the river is found within Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Deacon, Bernard (2004). The Cornish Family: The Roots of Our Future. Cornwall Editions Ltd.
- ^ a b Kennett, Debbie (2012). The Surnames Handbook: A Guide to Family Name Research in the 21st Century. The History Press.
Surname list
This page lists people with the surname Angove. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.
