Dutch and North German: variant of Grave . Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named from Old Norse grǫf ‘hollow depression’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Graven family from?
You can see how Graven families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Graven family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Graven families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there was 1 Graven family living in Missouri. This was about 33% of all the recorded Graven's in USA. Missouri and 2 other states had the highest population of Graven families in 1840.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Graven surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Farmer and Housewife were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Graven. 30% of Graven men worked as a Farmer and 13% of Graven women worked as a Housewife. Some less common occupations for Americans named Graven were Proprietor and Stenographer. .
Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Graven life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Graven in 1944 was 39, and 76 in 2004.