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 676
Agricultural Labourer 120
Labourer 61
Dress Maker 32
Domestic Servant 31
General Servant 24
Laundress 19
Farm Servant 18
Shoe Maker 18
Carpenter 17
Bricklayer 17
Annuitant 16
Lace Maker 16
Coal Miner 15
Farm Labourer 14
Grocer 13
Milliner 13
Servant 13
Brick Layer 12
Wife Of Above 12
House Keeper 12
Gardener 12
Dressmaker 11
Farmers Son 11
General Servant Domestic 10

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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