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 835
Agricultural Labourer 101
Labourer 46
Dress Maker 44
Domestic Servant 42
General Labourer 31
Annuitant 26
General Servant 26
Bricklayer 22
Coal Miner 22
Laundress 20
Butcher 18
Farm Labourer 18
Carpenter 17
House Keeper 17
General Servant Domestic 16
Farmers Son 16
Shoe Maker 13
Gardener 12
Tailor 12
Farmers Daughter 12
Lace Maker 12
No Occupation 11
Cotton Weaver 11
Cabinet Maker 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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