Dover (surname)

Dover is a toponymic surname of Celtic origin used in English and German names.

English surname etymology
Relating to the port of Dover in Kent, England. Named from the river on which it stands, Dover is a Celtic name meaning "the waters" (from the word that later became the modern Welsh word "dwfr" for "water").

German surname etymology
Relating to Doveren, a part of the town Hückelhoven in the Rhineland of uncertain etymology. Its origin is possibly also Celtic and thereby related in meaning to the English name as well.

People with the surname Dover

 * Cedric Dover (1904–1961), British-Indian entomologist, poet, and writer
 * Connie Dover, American singer/songwriter
 * Den Dover (born 1938), British politician
 * Eric Dover (born 1967), American musician
 * Gabriel Dover (1937–2018), British geneticist
 * Kenneth Dover (1920–2010), British academic; former Chancellor of the University of St Andrews
 * Kieran Dover (born 1996), Australian footballer
 * Mary Dover (fl. 1908), Canadian chemist
 * Mildred Dover (born 1941), former Canadian politician
 * Robert Dover (Cotswold Games) (1575–1641), English captain and attorney
 * Robert Dover (equestrian) (born 1958), American Olympic equestrian
 * Rupert Dover, Hong Kong police officer
 * Ben Dover