The Bove surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,847 people carried this name — #8,562 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. That is down 2% from 3,937 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 641 people named Bove.
74 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 50 départements, most often Aisne.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 427 people named Bove live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 138 people named Bove live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
123 people named Bove live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
26 people named Bove is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Bove in American newspapers,
1910–1918.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 112,345 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bove,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giacomo Bove 1852–1887 · explorer -
Emmanuel Bove 1898–1945 · writer -
Joan Bove 1901–2001
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Plinio Bove 1909–1995 · physician
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Luciano Bove 1925– · rugby player
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Andreia Bove 1935– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bove.
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