Hovenden is a Dutch Surname. Following English immigration there in the sixteenth century it also became more common in Ireland. Notable people with this surname include the following:
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Giles Hovenden, an Anglo-Irish figure who established the Hovenden family in Ireland
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Henry Hovenden
Henry Hovenden (died 24 September 1610) was an Anglo-Irish secretary and lawyer. He was foster-brother and chief advisor to Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone during the Irish Nine Years' War.
Historian John Marshall described Hovenden as O'Neill's " ...
, Giles' son, Anglo-Irish secretary and advisor to the Earl of Tyrone
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Helen Corson Hovenden (1846–1935), American painter
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Robert Hovenden
Robert Hovenden D.D. (1544–1614) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.
Hovenden was elected Warden (head) of All Souls College, Oxford in 1571, a post he held until 1614.
During his time as Warden of All Souls ...
(died 1614), English academic administrator at the University of Oxford
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Robert Hovenden (Ireland), a seventeenth century Irish landowner who took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1641
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Roger Hovenden (fl.1174–1201), English chronicler
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Thomas Hovenden (1840–1895), Irish-American artist and teacher
Hovenden, like all Dutch surnames, can also be used as a given name:
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Hovenden Hely
Hovenden Hely (1823 – 8 October 1872) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term between 1856 and 1857.
Early life
Hely was the son of Frederick Augustus Hely, an Irish ...
(1823–1872), Australian explorer and politician
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Hovenden Walker
Rear-Admiral Sir Hovenden Walker (1656 or 1666 – 1725 or 1728) was a British naval officer noted for, during Queen Anne's War, having led an abortive 1711 expedition against Quebec City, then the capital of New France.
Early career
Walker ...
(1656/66–1725/28), British naval officer
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English-language surnames