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The Cavin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,307 people carried this name — #9,790 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 89,300 people counted. That is up 7% from 3,103 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

694 people named Cavin live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

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Where they live today

Vaud 425
Fribourg 68
Valais 57
Geneva 45
Bern 32
Neuchâtel 26
Zurich 8
Basel-Stadt 8

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 219 people named Cavin.

17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 33 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 17
Meurthe-et-Moselle 45
Côte-d’Or 33
Paris 25
Haute-Marne 22
Jura 12
Territoire de Belfort 11
Vienne 4
Nièvre 4

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

In print

Cavin in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from Yellowstone Monitor carrying the name Cavin
Yellowstone Monitor 1915-08-12
Newspaper page from Yellowstone Monitor carrying the name Cavin
Yellowstone Monitor 1915-07-08
Newspaper page from Yellowstone Monitor carrying the name Cavin
Yellowstone Monitor 1915-07-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,357 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Cavin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bob Cavin 1940– · engineer
  • Jean-Michel Cavin 1963– · politician
  • Paul Cavin 1968– · barrister
  • Chantal Cavin 1978– · swimmer
  • Édouard Cavin 1989– · politician
  • Lionel Cavin 2000– · conservator

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

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