Angove is a Cornish

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. This surname originates from the

Cornish language Cornish (Standard Written Form: or ) , is a Southwestern Brittonic language, Southwestern Brittonic language of the Celtic language family. It is a List of revived languages, revived language, having become Extinct language, extinct as a livin ...

, a

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, and is common in

Cornwall Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...

. 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 Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

. 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. The name was originally an occupational name and denoted a metal worker, it is the most common Cornish occupational surname. During the 16th century the surname was limited to the western half of Cornwall where Cornish was still spoken. The name may refer to People: *

Damien Angove Damien Angove (born 18 December 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). Angove was recruited from Old Paradians and played four senior AFL games for Sydney, all in ...

(born 18 December 1970), a former

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who played with the

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in the Australian Football League * David Angove (born 7 March 1974), a former

cricketer Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

who played for

Cornwall Cricket Club The Cornwall Cricket Club, known formally as the Cornwall Districts Cricket and Sports Association Incorporated, is a cricket club which was founded in 1895 in Auckland, New Zealand as Ponsonby Cricket Club. It claims the largest membership of an ...

Thomas Angove Thomas William Carlyon Angove AM (191830 March 2010) was an Australian winemaker who is credited with the invention of the wine cask. Biography In 1947, Angove, grandson of the founder of Angove’s (Dr. William T. Angove) took over as Angov ...

(1918 – 30 March 2010), an

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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

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located about north-east of the

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within the local government area of the

City of Tea Tree Gully The City of Tea Tree Gully is a local council in the Australian state of South Australia, in the outer north-eastern suburbs of Adelaide. The major business district in the city is at Modbury, where Westfield Tea Tree Plaza, the Civic Centre a ...

. * Angove Lake, a permanent

freshwater Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the term specifically excludes seawater and brackish water, it does include ...

lake in the Great Southern region of

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. *

Angove River Angove River or Angove Creek is a river located in the Great Southern region of Western Australia most of the river is found within Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. The stream was seen in 1898 by surveyor William Angove, and was named after hi ...

, or Angove Creek, a river located in the Great Southern region of

most of the river is found within

Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve is a protected area managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife east of Albany, Western Australia. The area is accessible by 2WD vehicles. The bay itself, including two small secluded beaches, faces due ea ...

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