The Covert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,369 people carried this name — #4,236 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,200 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,114 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Covert surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘at the covert’.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 211 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

31 Covert families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 173 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

New York 27
Connecticut 2
Pennsylvania 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 235 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Covert in American newspapers,
1872–1882.

Newspaper page from New Orleans Republican carrying the name Covert
New Orleans Republican 1872-07-02
Newspaper page from The Forest Republican carrying the name Covert
The Forest Republican 1882-09-06
Newspaper page from The Forest Republican carrying the name Covert
The Forest Republican 1882-09-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,508 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Covert in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

458 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Covert. The most, 144, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 5.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 216
Victoria 77
New South Wales 63
South Australia 45
Queensland 41
ACT (Canberra) 7
Tasmania 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Covert.

Who carried it

People named Covert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Covert 1229–1272
  • Richard Covert 1270–
  • Joan Covert 1300–
  • Roger Covert 1328–
  • John Covert 1354–
  • John Covert 1373–

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Covert,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,024 records

1,024 records of the Covert name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 364
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 333
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 162
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 124
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 32
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Dean Covert

    Born 1951; from Pleasanton, California. U.S. Army, combat engineer; killed in action 1971 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Golden Gate National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Margaret M. Covert

    Born 1906 in Illinois. Enlisted 1944 in the Women's Army Corps at Chicago; secondary school teacher. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Golden Memorial Gardens, Illinois.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Covert

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Celtic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 34; laborer. From Liverpool, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,024 records for Covert in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada176 records

176 records of the Covert name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 163
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 6
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George L. Covert

    Buried in 1962 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 53.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Lillian Dale Covert

    Died 1951 in Lake Brook, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Elmer Vincent Covert

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 176 records for Covert in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands22 records

22 records of the Covert name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 10
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 10
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Covert

    Married in 1852 in Rotterdam. Died 1863 in Rotterdam, aged 41.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hester Covert

    Died 1852 in Medemblik, aged 36.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Caroline Eugenie Covert

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1846 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Covert in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia8 records

8 records of the Covert name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm G. Covert

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Revenue, aged 30; British.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index James Covert

    In the Western Australian Biographical Index; born 1864, died 1880.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record N. L. F. Covert

    Arrived in Victoria in 1883 aboard the John Elder, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 8 records for Covert in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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