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.
Discover how your Cave ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 53 |
| Buckinghamshire | 42 |
| Berkshire | 62 |
| Cambridgeshire | 81 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 59 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 8 |
| Derbyshire | 77 |
| Devon | 49 |
| Dorset | 117 |
| Durham | 162 |
| Essex | 138 |
| Gloucestershire | 133 |
| Hampshire | 235 |
| Herefordshire | 43 |
| Hertfordshire | 32 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 67 |
| Lancashire | 605 |
| Leicestershire | 500 |
| Lincolnshire | 236 |
| London | 569 |
| Middlesex | 228 |
| Northumberland | 66 |
| Norfolk | 25 |
| Northamptonshire | 361 |
| Nottinghamshire | 178 |
| Oxfordshire | 41 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 18 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 119 |
| Surrey | 124 |
| Sussex | 76 |
| Staffordshire | 89 |
| Warwickshire | 264 |
| Westmorland | 3 |
| Wiltshire | 108 |
| Worcestershire | 64 |
| Yorkshire | 449 |
| Anglesey | 5 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 12 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 13 |
| Glamorgan | 29 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 19 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 527 |
| Farm Labourer | 67 |
| Private Means | 64 |
| Dressmaker | 38 |
| Farmer | 36 |
| General Labourer | 27 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 26 |
| Bricklayer | 25 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 24 |
| Clerk | 21 |
| None | 19 |
| Cotton Weaver | 19 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| At School | 16 |
| Labourer | 16 |
| At Home | 15 |
| Assisting In Business | 15 |
| Shop Assistant | 14 |
| Housekeeper | 14 |
| General Servant Domestic | 13 |
| Grocer Assistant | 13 |
| Assisting In The Business | 12 |
| Dress Maker | 12 |
| Carter | 12 |
| Railway Clerk | 11 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Cave | 1,853 |
| Mary Cave | 1,745 |
| John Cave | 1,732 |
| Elizabeth Cave | 1,263 |
| Thomas Cave | 1,134 |
| Sarah Cave | 989 |
| George Cave | 954 |
| James Cave | 717 |
| Charles Cave | 698 |
| Ann Cave | 652 |
| Henry Cave | 648 |
| Jane Cave | 464 |
| Eliza Cave | 433 |
| Annie Cave | 422 |
| Ellen Cave | 422 |
| Alice Cave | 421 |
| Edward Cave | 408 |
| Joseph Cave | 387 |
| Emma Cave | 382 |
| Frederick Cave | 364 |
| Arthur Cave | 345 |
| Robert Cave | 312 |
| Richard Cave | 295 |
| Emily Cave | 292 |
| Alfred Cave | 287 |