Find out how popular the last name Coverdale is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Coverdale.

Coverdale, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Coverdale surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Coverdale in America

Coverdale is the 20382nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Coverdale surname appeared 1,304 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Coverdale.

We can also compare 2010 data for Coverdale to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Coverdale

The surname Coverdale originates from England and can be traced back to the late 13th century. It is a locational name derived from the village of Coverdale in the North Riding of Yorkshire. The name is composed of the Old English words "cofer" meaning a small valley or recess, and "dæl" meaning a valley or dale.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Coverdale appears in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379, where a John de Coverdale is listed. The Coverdale family was prominent in the area around the village of Coverdale during the medieval period.

In the 16th century, Miles Coverdale (1488-1568) was a notable figure associated with this surname. He was an English biblical translator who produced the first complete printed translation of the Bible into English in 1535, known as the Coverdale Bible.

Another notable Coverdale was Robert Coverdale (1563-1648), an English Puritan clergyman and writer who served as the Bishop of Norwich from 1635 to 1648.

In the 17th century, Richard Coverdale (1601-1671) was an English politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in 1640.

William Coverdale (1670-1739) was an English clergyman and academic who served as the Rector of Horningsheath in Suffolk and was a Fellow of Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Samuel Coverdale (1718-1787) was an English dissenting minister and writer who published several theological works, including "The Christian Messenger" and "The Christian's Pocket Library."

While the Coverdale surname has its roots in the Yorkshire region, it has since spread across England and beyond, with bearers of this name found in various parts of the world today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Coverdale

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Coverdale.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Coverdale was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Coverdale has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Coverdale was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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