Explore the Family Name Coover

The meaning of Coover

Variant of Cover.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Coover in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Coover" has slightly dipped in the last decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 18,034th most popular, and by 2010 it had fallen to the 18,984th position, representing a decrease of 5.27%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally from 1,426 to 1,436 between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of the population bearing this name per 100k also decreased by 7.55% over the same time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,034	#18,984	-5.27%
Count	1,426	1,436	0.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.49	-7.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coover

Ethnically speaking, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some shifts among those carrying the Coover surname between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of those with this surname identify as White—96.35% in 2000 and 94.64% in 2010—there was a slight decrease in this percentage over the decade. There were also increases in the percentages of those identifying as Hispanic, Black, and those reporting two or more races. The Hispanic group increased from 1.26% to 1.81%, the Black group grew from 0.84% to 1.18%, and those indicating two or more races rose from 0.91% to 1.60% over this period. Additionally, in 2010, small proportions of people with this surname started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, groups that were previously unrepresented among the Coovers in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	94.64%	-1.77%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.81%	43.65%
Two or More Races	0.91%	1.6%	75.82%
Black	0.84%	1.18%	40.48%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.42%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.35%	0%