The Gave surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 222 people carried this name — #84,463 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 3% from 216 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 122 people named Gave.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Haute-Savoie.
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.
Who carried it
People named Gave,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pierre Gave 1846–1916 · priest
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Pierre Gave 1907–1977 · military personnel
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Charles Gave 1943– · entrepreneur
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Emmanuelle Gave 1970–
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gave.
- Gauvain 208 · U.S. census
- Gauvin 2,223 · U.S. census
- Gauvreau 342 · U.S. census
- Gauze 247 · U.S. census
- Gava 151 · U.S. census
- Gavazzi 258 · U.S. census
- Gavel 481 · U.S. census
- Gaven 161 · U.S. census
- Gavin 14,061 · U.S. census
- Gawel 998 · U.S. census
- Gawlik 1,314 · U.S. census
- Gawron 961 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gave 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.