Caves Surname

143,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,088 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Caves Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the cave,' from residence therein or thereby; (a) 'of Cave,' two parishes. North and South Cave, in East Riding of Yorkshire.

Roger de Cave, Lincolnshire , 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Caves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1861:165,80916,825
England4181:133,29713,123
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Canada911:404,89735,698
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
France181:3,690,151224,666
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Wales41:773,63329,106
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2641:190,22216,737

The alternate forms: Çaves (2) are calculated separately.

Caves (98) may also be a first name.

Caves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'at the cave,' from residence therein or thereby; (a) 'of Cave,' two parishes. North and South Cave, in East Riding of Yorkshire.

Roger de Cave, Lincolnshire , 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Cave. Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Willelmus del Cave, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Cave; '370: ibid.

1654. Married — Philip Cave, upholder, and Sarah Martin: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1692. Baptised — John, s. John Cave, packer, St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pl., or genit., of Cave, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two parishes in Yorkshire, called North and South Cave, were the residence of the ancestors of the Caves now of Stretton, co. Derby, soon after the Conquest. Shirley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Caves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Caves is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Çaves. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Caves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Caves is the 143,965th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,359,957 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Caves live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 956,749th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 98 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,186 people, or 1 in 165,809. In The United States Caves is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States Caves exists in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Caves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Caves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Caves last name expanded 828 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 255 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Caves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Caves surname is primarily Anglican (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Caves surname are 10.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.79% being registered with the political party.

The amount Caves earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.29% less than the national average, earning $41,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.77% more than the national average, earning $57,518 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çaves932/
Chaves91363,112/
Cavese91247/
Cavies9158/
Cahves9126/
Cauves9110/
Ciaves919/
Caives917/
Caaves915/
Scaves911/
Cgaves911/
Catves911/
Qcaves911/
Caveus910/
Ceaves910/
Cavess910/
Cave8927,843/
Cheaves83318/
Chaives8347/
Chaveas8316/
Tchaves8312/
Chauves839/
Cahaves836/
Chavess835/
Chavesz834/
Chavees833/
Chhaves832/
Chavesh831/
Chaveis831/
Chavese831/
Chaaves831/
Cahyves831/
Cavey802,822/
Caver802,563/
Coves801,983/
Cauve80996/
Saves80691/
Cavet80653/
Javes80584/
Cabes80455/
Cavis80231/
Cavie80184/
Cavez80124/
Zaves8039/
Caive8038/
Kaves8037/
Cavys8016/
Cavex8011/
Cahve8010/
Ceave806/
Cawes805/
Kcave803/
Casve803/
Cavee802/
Caved801/
Cavec801/
Cöves801/
Cavée801/
Caveh801/
Cavea801/
Ccave801/
Chavesse771/
Chaivesh771/
Chavez731,577,781/
Chavis7317,336/
Cavett731,304/
Cauvet73860/
Chabes73418/
Couves73263/
Campes73206/
Choves73148/
Kavesh73119/
Cauvez73108/
Chawes7367/
Cavish7362/
Cauver7346/
Canpes7341/
Cavise7339/
Tsaves7337/
Saives7333/
Covões7330/
Savesh7330/
Cavois7330/
Savejs7329/
Coveas7325/
Cabets7324/
Cauvis7323/
Chavex7322/
Tzaves7322/
Caivet7321/
Caibes7317/
Cháves7317/
Khaves7315/
Chavys7315/
Sauves7314/
Cooves7314/
Kavets7313/
Cajues7312/
Cavais7311/
Kavese739/
Javesh738/
Saveus738/
Cahues738/
Cabeas738/
Caubes737/
Cawest736/
Saveis735/
Keaves734/
Giaves734/
Javees734/
Cheave733/
Saveas733/
Cabies733/
Casver733/
Cahave733/
Jeaves732/
Zavets732/
Jayves732/
Caavez732/
Cauvey732/
Cavios732/
Chavés732/
Katves732/
Jauves732/
Seaves731/
Covest731/
Caivey731/
Caivez731/
Cabese731/
Cabeys731/
Caveey731/
Ceavey731/
Csavez731/
Covese731/
Ziaves731/
Zavies731/
Savies731/
Caiver731/
Javese731/
Javets731/
Hcavez731/
Kaveus731/
D'Cave731/
Caevez731/
Chavès731/
Caviez731/
Cavije731/
Caveix731/
Cauvec731/
Ceives731/
Covets731/
Dcavis731/
Casbes731/
Caveth731/
Ciavez731/
Coveis731/
Cajvis730/
Caeues730/
Caviss730/
Covesh730/
Caveat730/
Coveds730/
Cawese730/
Cava6713,459/
Cabe678,967/
Kave674,657/
Cove673,183/
Cawe671,383/
Caviche67653/
Cavi67286/
Campeas67179/
Cavé67174/
Qave67169/
Chaivez67159/
Campeis67153/
Chavois67133/
Chauvez67132/
Cavy6795/
Tsiaves6771/
Tsaveas6757/
Khavets6735/
Tzaveas6731/
Covetts6719/
Cheavis6717/
Cheives6715/
Chavezz6714/
Chaveez6714/
Chaavez6713/
Cassues675/
Chavais675/
Kaveesh675/
Cheavez674/
Dchavez674/
Campess674/
Chhavez674/
Chavezx674/
Kaveshe674/
Chavios673/
Kaveush673/
Chaiwes673/
Seaveys672/
Saveesh672/
Chavish672/
Covesse672/
Chjavez672/
Dzavies672/
Kayveas672/
Kaveise671/
Cavahey671/
Chaivis671/
Chajvez671/
Chauvis671/
Chaveaz671/
Chaviss671/
Jaiveis671/
Ckeaver671/
Dchavis671/
Zchavez671/
Scavois671/
Tchavez671/
Sahaves671/
Cabehes671/
Cahávez671/
Cahaver671/
Chouves671/
Cháavez671/
Chávezs671/
Chsavez671/
Chaávez671/
Chavoys671/
Cavè671/
Ceabess671/
Cauvise671/
Khavesh671/
Javeesh671/
Cheavej671/
Javeesd671/
Kavehsh671/
Caveath670/
Chavuis670/
Caveach670/
Javesch670/
Chavice670/
Caubeis670/
Cayvett670/

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