Cavers Surname

344,115th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,065 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cavers Surname Definition:

From Cavers in the parish of Bowden, Roxburghshire. William de Caueris was juror on inquest made in Edinburgh in 1402 (Egidii, p. 38). Thomas Caveris was witness in Lythqw in 1444 and 1472 (Sc. Ant., XVII, p. 115,119), and a later Thomas Caveris was burgess there in 1531 (Johnsoun, 5).

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Cavers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5761:63,9687,454
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Scotland1071:50,0364,328
England931:599,11935,891
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
France31:22,140,907385,998
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland891:42,0593,125
England481:507,82027,631
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Cavers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Cavers in the parish of Bowden, Roxburghshire. William de Caueris was juror on inquest made in Edinburgh in 1402 (Egidii, p. 38). Thomas Caveris was witness in Lythqw in 1444 and 1472 (Sc. Ant., XVII, p. 115,119), and a later Thomas Caveris was burgess there in 1531 (Johnsoun, 5). William Cavers had a grant of part of land of Mukdrum, 1503, and three years later Dionisius Cavers exchanged part of Mukdrum for other property (RMS,, II, 2758, 2985). Dionisius Caweris who held land in Perth 1535, appears in 1546 as Dionese Cavers, witness there (Rollak, 116, 2). William Cavers was tenant of Neubattle Abbey in 1563 (Neubotle, p. 327).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Cavers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cavers Come From? nationality or country of origin

Cavers is borne by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cavers.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 344,115th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,842,766 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Cavers live; 76 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 576 people, or 1 in 63,968. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 39 percent reside, British Columbia, where 23 percent reside and Manitoba, where 22 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada Cavers is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Scotland, where 10 percent reside.

Cavers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cavers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cavers last name expanded 1,439 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cavers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cavers are 19.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 72.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cavers earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.71% less than the national average, earning $47,342 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chavers923,845/
Ceavers927/
Scavers923/
Cahvers921/
Caverse920/
Cavears920/
Cauvers920/
Cheavers8627/
Chaivers863/
Chaverss861/
Chaveers861/
Covers83250/
Javers83146/
Savers8361/
Cavars8323/
Zavers836/
Kavers831/
Cavirs831/
Cabers831/
Seavers771,163/
Saviers77192/
Kaivers77171/
Campers7782/
Scovers7715/
Saversh7712/
Chabers7710/
Quavers779/
Coverse774/
Chovers773/
Zaviers772/
Sahvers772/
Saveurs772/
Kauvers771/
Chavirs771/
Jeavers771/
Savhers771/
Caberse771/
Cauwers771/
Keavers770/
Cheivers717/
Chaubers715/
Sauveurs712/
Couverst711/
Seaverss711/
Couverse710/
Sawers672,607/
Kevers67248/
Sovers6771/
Kavars6742/
Zabers6730/
Cobers6730/
Kovers6715/
Cowers6715/
Kévers6714/
Jawers6714/
Jovers672/
Savirs672/
Kabers672/
Javerx671/
Cowars671/
Zovers670/

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