The Cavey surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 856 people carried this name — #28,001 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 344,800 people counted. That is down 7% from 925 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 130 people named Cavey.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Manche.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Cavey live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in West Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Cavey,
with a public archive behind them.
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John M. Cavey 1907–1982 · lawyer
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Pierre-Albert Cavey 1957– · physician
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Bruxy Cavey 1965– · writer
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Michael L. Cavey 1982– · teacher
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Jamie Cavey 1983– · basketball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Cavey.
- Cavallini 365 · U.S. census
- Cavallo 3,438 · U.S. census
- Cavan 601 · U.S. census
- Cavanna 308 · U.S. census
- Cave 8,389 · U.S. census
- Cavero 600 · U.S. census
- Caviglia 215 · U.S. census
- Cavin 3,307 · U.S. census
- Caye 333 · U.S. census
- Cayer 1,265 · U.S. census
- Cayon 169 · U.S. census
- Cayot 173 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Cavey is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.