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The Cave surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,389 people carried this name — #4,228 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 8,273 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 969 people named Cave.

15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 66 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 15
Seine-Maritime 225
Paris 73
Eure 65
Oise 60
Loire-Atlantique 36
Somme 33
Meurthe-et-Moselle 32
Haute-Garonne 31

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

36 people named Cave live in Switzerland.

They live in 3 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Valais 15
Geneva 12
Fribourg 9

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Cave in American newspapers,
1841–1902.

Newspaper page from Fergus County Argus carrying the name Cave
Fergus County Argus 1902-11-05
Newspaper page from New-hampshire Statesman And State Journal carrying the name Cave
New-hampshire Statesman And State Journal 1842-03-04
Newspaper page from Hill's New-hampshire Patriot carrying the name Cave
Hill's New-hampshire Patriot 1841-02-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 958,790 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Cave,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Francis Cave d. 1583 · politician
  • Thomas Cave d. 1603 · businessperson
  • John Cave d. 1657 · cleric
  • Richard Cave d. 1645 · politician
  • Abigail Cave d. 1659
  • William Cave d. 1654

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Cave.

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