What is "hovenden"

Hovenden is an English surname. Following English immigration there in the sixteenth century it also became more common in Ireland. Notable people with this surname include the following:

• Giles Hovenden, an Anglo-Irish figure who established the Hovenden family in Ireland
• Robert Hovenden (died 1614), English academic administrator at the University of Oxford
• Robert Hovenden (Ireland), a seventeenth century Irish landowner who took part in the Irish Rebellion of 1641
• Roger Hovenden (fl.1174–1201), English chronicler
• Thomas Hovenden (1840–1895), Irish-American artist and teacher

Hovenden, like all English surnames, can also be used as a given name:

• Hovenden Hely (1823–1872), Australian explorer and politician
• Sir Hovenden Walker (1656/66–1725/28), British naval officer