Dave surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Dave surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,218 people carried this name — #6,504 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,500 people counted. That is up 30% from 4,016 in 2000.

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In Belgium’s population register

At least 266 people named Dave 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 Namur.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Namur 142
Hainaut 56
Liège 32
Luxembourg Province 18
Flemish Brabant 7
Antwerp 6
Walloon Brabant 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 191 people named Dave.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Pas-de-Calais 69
Ardennes 39
Nord 24
Paris 17
Meurthe-et-Moselle 13
Marne 4
Yvelines 3
Aisne 3

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

In Argentina’s national register

At least 64 people named Dave live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in San Luis.

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

Where they live today

San Luis 42
Buenos Aires Province 22

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

31 people named Dave live in Switzerland.

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

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

Where they live today

Zurich 24
Valais 4
Aargau 3

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

Dave in American newspapers,
1875–1903.

Newspaper page from Bradford Opinion carrying the name Dave
Bradford Opinion 1875-03-20
Newspaper page from The News & Observer carrying the name Dave
The News & Observer 1903-03-29
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Dave
The Salt Lake Herald 1903-03-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 564,529 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Dave,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Victor Dave
    Victor Dave 1845–1922 · historian
  • Jean Dave 1531–1595 · Catholic priest
  • Mohanlal Dave 1883–1974 · critic
  • Ravindra Dave 1919–1992 · screenwriter
  • Ravindra Dave 1919–1992 · screenwriter
  • Eva Dave 1931–2009 · writer

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

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