About Ove
The surname Ove is of Scandinavian origin and is derived from the Old Norse personal name "Áleifr," meaning "ancestor's descendant" or "heir of the ancestors." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man named Ove or Áleifr. The name Ove has variations in different Scandinavian countries, such as Ovi, Oviainen, and Ovesson. Today, the surname Ove is found primarily in Sweden and Norway.
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The surname Ove is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ove based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Ove is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Ove in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Ove using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.