Graves Name Meaning: A patronymic variant of 'Grave'.Occupational from 'Greyve',denoted from middle English,meaning 'steward'. Also topographic,a variant of 'Grove'.
This may indicate somebody who lived near a 'grove' or 'thicket'.
Discover how your Graves ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 17 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 48 |
| Cambridgeshire | 235 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 29 |
| Cornwall | 21 |
| Cumberland | 120 |
| Derbyshire | 28 |
| Devon | 69 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 22 |
| Essex | 103 |
| Gloucestershire | 15 |
| Hampshire | 34 |
| Herefordshire | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | 136 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 41 |
| Isle of Man | 31 |
| Kent | 133 |
| Lancashire | 230 |
| Leicestershire | 34 |
| Lincolnshire | 520 |
| London | 448 |
| Middlesex | 55 |
| Northumberland | 2 |
| Norfolk | 141 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 95 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 41 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 46 |
| Somerset | 27 |
| Surrey | 40 |
| Sussex | 32 |
| Staffordshire | 25 |
| Warwickshire | 80 |
| Westmorland | 27 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 9 |
| Yorkshire | 252 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 6 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 6 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 395 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 144 |
| House Servant | 66 |
| Farm Labourer | 48 |
| At Home | 45 |
| Labourer | 39 |
| Dress Maker | 36 |
| Servant | 32 |
| Annuitant | 28 |
| General Servant | 26 |
| Pauper | 21 |
| Farm Servant | 18 |
| Shoe Maker | 17 |
| Errand Boy | 16 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Scholar At Home | 13 |
| Farmers Son | 12 |
| Groom | 11 |
| Laundress | 11 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Cordwainer | 10 |
| Wife | 10 |
| Carpenter | 10 |
| Wife Of Above | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Graves | 2,409 |
| William Graves | 2,163 |
| John Graves | 2,006 |
| George Graves | 1,445 |
| Elizabeth Graves | 1,369 |
| Thomas Graves | 1,361 |
| Sarah Graves | 1,172 |
| James Graves | 1,002 |
| Ann Graves | 769 |
| Charles Graves | 756 |
| Henry Graves | 698 |
| Jane Graves | 590 |
| Joseph Graves | 586 |
| Eliza Graves | 544 |
| Robert Graves | 529 |
| Alice Graves | 507 |
| Emma Graves | 482 |
| Annie Graves | 448 |
| Arthur Graves | 420 |
| Ellen Graves | 385 |
| Frederick Graves | 382 |
| Edward Graves | 374 |
| Emily Graves | 362 |
| Hannah Graves | 353 |
| Richard Graves | 349 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greaves | 86% | 61,638 |
| 2 | Groves | 83% | 55,517 |
| 3 | Graves | 100% | 34,701 |
| 4 | Grieves | 71% | 4,346 |
| 5 | Greeves | 71% | 3,658 |
| 6 | Greves | 83% | 2,031 |
| 7 | Gervis | 50% | 1,055 |
| 8 | Garvis | 50% | 704 |
| 9 | Grooves | 71% | 535 |
| 10 | Grives | 83% | 450 |
| 11 | Greives | 71% | 269 |
| 12 | Gravis | 83% | 191 |
| 13 | Gervase | 43% | 163 |
| 14 | Garves | 67% | 154 |
The surname Graves is the 3rd most popular variant of Greaves.