Angove is a 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 most common Cornish occupational surname.[1] During the 16th century the surname was limited to the western half of Cornwall where Cornish was still spoken.[1]
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