Rover Family History
Rover Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who constructed or repaired roofs from an agent derivative of Middle English rof ‘roof’ (Old English hrōf). In the Middle Ages roofs might be thatched with reeds or straw or covered with tiles slates or wooden shingles. North German (Röver): see Roever .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022