Cave Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Cave Name Meaning: An English and northern French nickname for a bald man. Cauf 'bald'. Also habitational from a place in east Yorkshire named.The place name derives from a river name "afe" ,quick,motivated,agile.

The name is of English or French origin with the first recorded to be that of 'Nigel De Cava',dated 1185.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cave Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cave family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 286
Agricultural Labourer 116
House Servant 51
At Home 40
Labourer 34
Farm Labourer 32
Dress Maker 30
Servant 28
Lace Maker 27
Frame Work Knitter 20
Shoe Maker 18
Annuitant 16
House Keeper 16
General Servant 16
Laundress 15
Pauper 15
Carpenter 14
Bricklayer 12
Gardener 10
Errand Boy 9
House Maid 9
Tailor 9
Nurse 9
Glover 9
Farmer 8

Cave Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cave 100% 29,216
2 Cove 75% 4,959
3 Cavie 80% 443
4 Cawe 75% 188

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