Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
CAVE
There are approximately 8,576 people named Cave in the UK. That makes it the 1,245th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 136 are named Cave.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
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Caife
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Caaves
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Caf
Cafes
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The Cave surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CAVE. Two parishes in Yorkshire, called North and South Cave, were the residence of the ancestors of the Caves now of Stretton, co. Derby, soon after the Conquest. Shirley.