Graver Surname
Approximately 5,176 people bear this surname
Graver Surname Definition:
'What's ta bin doing?'
'I've bin graving pe-at' (digging peat).
'How's ta done?
'I've grovin six carts.
Read More About This SurnameGraver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,945 | 1:123,076 | 13,109 |
| England | 849 | 1:65,628 | 7,623 |
| Russia | 467 | 1:308,615 | 31,414 |
| Netherlands | 158 | 1:106,881 | 17,196 |
| Canada | 119 | 1:309,627 | 28,530 |
| Norway | 108 | 1:47,614 | 6,821 |
| Belgium | 96 | 1:119,757 | 17,631 |
| Denmark | 87 | 1:64,882 | 6,521 |
| Jamaica | 61 | 1:47,048 | 2,826 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Brazil | 25 | 1:8,562,973 | 188,780 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 376 | 1:64,828 | 7,451 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 623 | 1:80,608 | 8,486 |
The alternate forms: Gräver (12) are calculated separately.
Graver (42) may also be a first name.
Graver Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the graver,' i.e. a digger, a diker. In Furness the following conversation might occur:
'What's ta bin doing?'
'I've bin graving pe-at' (digging peat).
'How's ta done?
'I've grovin six carts.'
Willelmus Grauer (u for v), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Walter Graver, 1379: ibid.
Henricus Graver, 1379: ibid.
(English) 1 Digger.
2 Sculptor, Engraver [Old English grœfere] 3 Grave 1 (q.v.) + the agential suff. -er.
(English) One who engraved or carved wood, stone, metal or the like; one who digs in the ground.
From the Dutch, Greve; from the French, Gravé; a personal name.$
Graver: a digger of graves—i.e., fall-pits for catching wild beasts; also of ditches. So Gravesend is at the end of a long dyke. The surnames hence are Graves and Greaves. A greave is also a woodland avenue, graved out of the forest. Hargreave is a trapper of hares by pitfalls.
Graver Demographics
Average Graver Salary in
United States
$43,651 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Graver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Graver Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Graver (Hindi: ग्रावेर, Marathi: ावेर, Russian: Гравер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Gräver. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Graver? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 92,336th most commonly used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,407,949 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Graver are found; 40 percent are found in North America and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 42 people.
Graver is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,945 people, or 1 in 123,076. In The United States Graver is mostly concentrated in: California, where 6 percent are found, Florida, where 6 percent are found and Illinois, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States it is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.
Graver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Graver has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Graver last name rose 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Graver Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Graver surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Graver surname are 17.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.87% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Graver earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49% more than the national average, earning 515,648 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 14.79% more than the national average, earning R 272,784 per year; in United States they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning $43,651 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $47,770 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Graver Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Graver in the Marathi language | ||
| ावेर | avera | - |
| Graver in the Hindi language | ||
| ग्रावेर | gravera | 66.67 |
| ग्रवेर | gravera | 33.33 |
| Graver in the Russian language | ||
| Гравер | graver | - |
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Graver Reference & Research
Grover DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Graber FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Grover FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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