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The Grave surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 705 people carried this name — #32,599 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is down 4% from 738 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,233 people named Grave.

16 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 63 départements, most often Nord.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 16
Nord 370
Pas-de-Calais 227
Seine-Maritime 121
Paris 57
Hautes-Pyrénées 42
Aisne 35
Manche 32
Sarthe 29

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 60 people named Grave 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 Buenos Aires Province.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 46
Misiones 14

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

In Belgium’s population register

At least 27 people named Grave 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

West Flanders 12
Hainaut 5
Luxembourg Province 5
Namur 5

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

In the Nordic population registers

64 people named Grave is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 64

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

Who carried it

People named Grave,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sebastian Grave
    Sebastian Grave 1684–1748 · businessperson
  • Enid Mary Grave d. 1969
  • Ludwig Grave 1547–1615 · physician
  • Gerhard Grave 1596–1658 · parson
  • Gerhard Grave 1598–1675 · pastor
  • Maria Engels 1612–1654

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Grave.

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