Cover Family History

English: occupational name for a roofer from Old French co(u)vreur, an agent derivative of co(u)vrir ‘to cover’. Roofing materials in the Middle Ages might be tiles (see Tyler), slates (see Slater), or thatch (see Thatcher) depending on the regional availability of suitable materials.

English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a cooper from an agent derivative of Middle English Old French cuve ‘cask, vat’ or from an unattested Old French cuvier ‘cooper’ (from Late Latin cupa, of ancient Germanic origin; compare Cooper).

Americanized form of German Kober.