Angove

Angove is an Cornish surname. This surname originates from the Cornish language, a Celtic language, and is common in Cornwall.^[1] The name is a compound of the definite article "an" i.e. the, plus the word "gov", meaning smith, and is thus an equivalent of the English surname Smith.^[2] In the 1881 UK census the surname Angove was restricted to Cornwall and the proportion of people with the surname Smith was much lower in Cornwall than elsewhere the UK.^[2] The name was originally an occupational name and denoted a metal worker, it is the commonest Cornish occupational surname.^[1] During the 16th century the surname was limited to the western half of Cornwall where Cornish was still spoken.^[1]

The name may refer to

People:

• Damien Angove (born 18 December 1970), a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League
• David Angove (born 7 March 1974), a former cricketer who played for Cornwall Cricket Club
• Thomas Angove (1918 – 30 March 2010), an Australian winemaker credited with the invention of the wine cask.
• Trevor Angove (born 15 January 1959), a former cricketer for Cornwall Cricket Club

Places:

• Angove Conservation Park, a protected area located about 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north-east of the Adelaide city centre within the local government area of the City of Tea Tree Gully.
• Angove Lake, a permanent freshwater lake in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
• Angove River, or Angove Creek, a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia most of the river is found within Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve.

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