Angove is a Cornish

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

. 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. Along with Welsh language, Welsh and Breton language, Breton, Cornish descends from Common Brittonic, ...

, a

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, and is common in

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

. 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 and fictional characters * 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 ** List of people ...

. 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 (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

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who played for Cornwall Cricket Club *

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 Family Winemakers (Dr. William T. Angove) to ...

(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

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural or cultural values. Protected areas are those areas in which human presence or the exploitation of natural resources (e.g. firewood ...

located about north-east of the

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within the local government area of the

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. *

Angove Lake Angove Lake is a permanent fresh water lake in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, within the Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve. Description The lake is part of the Moates Lake System, along with Moates Lake and Lake Gardner. All ...

, a permanent

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lake in the Great Southern region of

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. * Angove River, 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 east ...

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