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Glover

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Glover

Pronounced GLUH-ver /ˈɡlʌv.ər/Medium

Meaning: Glover is an English occupational surname for a maker or seller of gloves, from Middle English 'glovere'. Like many trade surnames, it was occasionally adopted as a given name, often to carry a family surname forward. Its use as a first name was always uncommon.Medium

In 30 seconds: Glover is an English trade surname - a glove-maker - used now and then as a boys' first name. It appeared faintly in the early nineteen-hundreds (said 'GLUH-ver').
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Origin MediumEnglish
MeaningGlover is an English occupational surname for a maker or seller of gloves, from Middle English 'glovere'. Like many trade surnames, it was occasionally adopted as a given name, often to carry a family surname forward. Its use as a first name was always uncommon.
U.S. rank (2014)#12705 ↘ Falling
2014 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year1915
Total births (all-time)≈ 1,114
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Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 191518852014

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Glover is an occupational surname from Middle English glovere, 'one who makes or sells gloves'. Such trade names became fixed family surnames in medieval England and were sometimes handed on as first names to honor an ancestor.

As a given name it was always scarce - only a few dozen boys a year even at its early-1900s peak - and it never climbed into common use. It reads as a surname carried forward within a family.

Did you know? Glover belongs to the same family of trade surnames as Weaver, Fletcher, and Chandler, each naming an old craft that became a lasting last name.
Overall data confidence 60%
References - Glover — occupational surname 'glove-maker' (Middle English glovere)

Variations

GlovarGlovierGrover

Nicknames

GloGrove

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Glover mean?

Glover is an English occupational surname meaning 'glove-maker', used as a given name.

How do you pronounce Glover?

It's said GLUH-ver /ˈɡlʌv.ər/ - two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Glover a boy or girl name?

Glover is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Glover?

Glover has always been rare as a first name, a trade surname carried forward in families.

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