2007-12-07 10:24:21 · 5 answers · asked by richy H 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I know it LOOKS like it could be Dutch, but the evidence I find for it is English. The following links tell a bit about its distribution in England (centered in Oxfordshire), etc.
http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/HOVERD/geography
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Map.aspx?name=HOVERD&year=1881&altyear=1998&country=GB&type=name
http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/Statistics.aspx?name=HOVERD&year=1998&altyear=1881&country=GB&type=name
I can't substantiate this, but I'm wondering if it was perhaps a local variant of Howard/Hayward (a nice Anglo-Saxon/Germanic name)
2007-12-07 11:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by bruhaha 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try asking in Genealogy, you'll get more answers
2007-12-07 10:31:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll find that at Answers.com
2007-12-07 10:32:21 · answer #3 · answered by Frosty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends where person lives or was born
2007-12-07 10:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by Clint 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could be dutch.
2007-12-07 10:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by lady p 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋