Graves Surname
Approximately 127,591 people bear this surname
Graves Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the greave' or 'greaves.' For variants and many instances, v. Grave and Graver. Equivalent to Grove, which see. Originally a glade or lane cut through the trees in the forest; from English verb grave, to cut; Anglo-Saxon graf, a grove.
Read More About This SurnameGraves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 109,463 | 1:3,311 | 342 |
| England | 8,330 | 1:6,689 | 966 |
| Canada | 3,697 | 1:9,966 | 1,492 |
| Australia | 1,782 | 1:15,149 | 2,155 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| France | 516 | 1:128,726 | 19,637 |
| New Zealand | 456 | 1:9,931 | 1,727 |
| Wales | 276 | 1:11,212 | 1,247 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Guatemala | 211 | 1:76,221 | 2,657 |
| South Africa | 199 | 1:272,250 | 27,005 |
| Scotland | 185 | 1:28,940 | 3,034 |
| Denmark | 120 | 1:47,039 | 4,907 |
| Thailand | 110 | 1:642,167 | 108,371 |
| Brazil | 105 | 1:2,038,803 | 64,511 |
| Ireland | 102 | 1:46,166 | 3,435 |
| Argentina | 94 | 1:454,717 | 34,122 |
| Germany | 79 | 1:1,019,056 | 69,716 |
| Spain | 68 | 1:687,530 | 30,300 |
| Netherlands | 65 | 1:259,803 | 32,877 |
| Suriname | 64 | 1:8,635 | 2,172 |
| Philippines | 61 | 1:1,659,643 | 109,715 |
| Dominican Republic | 54 | 1:193,202 | 7,170 |
| Chile | 46 | 1:382,967 | 10,457 |
| Panama | 43 | 1:90,983 | 3,586 |
| Mexico | 32 | 1:3,878,944 | 25,867 |
| Switzerland | 30 | 1:273,764 | 22,252 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Saint Lucia | 16 | 1:11,174 | 1,095 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Costa Rica | 13 | 1:367,698 | 3,592 |
| Jamaica | 13 | 1:220,765 | 6,223 |
| Japan | 13 | 1:9,834,176 | 45,186 |
| Finland | 12 | 1:458,058 | 28,977 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| South Korea | 7 | 1:7,320,037 | 1,243 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 169 | 1:26,212 | 2,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,486 | 1:5,434 | 829 |
| Wales | 45 | 1:34,854 | 1,900 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:129,076 | 5,773 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:3,876 | 418 |
| Jersey | 6 | 1:8,647 | 1,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,496 | 1:2,050 | 213 |
Graves (411) may also be a first name.
Graves Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the greave' or 'greaves.' For variants and many instances, v. Grave and Graver. Equivalent to Grove, which see. Originally a glade or lane cut through the trees in the forest; from English verb grave, to cut; Anglo-Saxon graf, a grove. 'For so raythely thay rusche with roselde speris, That the raskaille was rade, and rane to the grefes.'
Morte Arthure, MS. Lincoln, F. 83 (Halliwell). Fairfax speaks of the 'Wind in holts and shady greaves.'
Agnes de Greues (u for v), 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1610. Bant.—May, d. John Greaues, pwterer: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the grave' (v. Greaves); the earlier form of Greave or Grove, (a) Offic.' the graff'; v. Graveston.
Edith de la Grava, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Henry de la Grave, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Hugh de la Grave, Somerset, ibid.
John de la Grave, Wiltshire, ibid.
Geoffrey de la Grave, Gloucestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Sibilla de la Grave, Gloucestershire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Robert atte Grave, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Johannes Grave, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam Grayf, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johanna Grayf, 1379: ibid.
Robertus Grayff, 1379: ibid.
1600. Edmund Grave and Dorothy Smith: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1607. Married — John Johnson and Rose Graves: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Pl., or genit., of Grave, q.v.
An Anglo-Irish family closely associated with Trinity College, Dublin. IF 293
(English) Descendant of the grave, a minor official appointed by the lord of the manor to supervise his tenants’ work; dweller in, or near, a grove.
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Walter de Grava (De la Grave) occurs in Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), and in Bucks t. John (Hunter, Fines, i. 194). Osbert de Grava or De la Grave, in Gloucester 1203 (Rot. Canc. Hardy, Obl. et fin. 462). Richard de la Grave 1267 (Hunter, Rot. Select. 137). Thomas de la G. occurs 1295; and 1316 Sibilla de la G. of Gloucester (Parliamentary Writs). Hence the Graveses of Mickleton, Gloucester, ancestors of the gallant admiral Lord Graves, and the Baronets Graves-Saule.
From the Swedish, Grave; from the German, Gräve, Greeve; from the Flemish, Gravis; in the Domesday Book, Greve; a personal name.
Greaves, which is a characteristic name of the midland counties, has long been a Worcestershire name. The old family of Greves held some position in the county. Daniel Greves, probably a member of this family, bought certain lands in King's Norton of Richard Amphlett in 1669 (N.).
Graves Demographics
Average Graves Salary in
United States
$41,556 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Graves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Graves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Graves (Russian: Гравес) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Graves? popularity and diffusion
The surname Graves is the 4,414th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 57,116 people. The surname Graves is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Graves are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Graves is also the 424,977th most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 411 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 109,463 people, or 1 in 3,311. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 94 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Graves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Graves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Graves surname rose 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 613 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 638 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Graves Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Graves surname are 11.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.95% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Graves earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 157% more than the national average, earning 889,431 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.07% more than the national average, earning R 294,828 per year; in United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.96% more than the national average, earning $50,657 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Graves Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Graves in the Russian language | ||
| Гравес | graves | - |
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