Cava Family History
Cava Name Meaning
Italian, Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese: from cava ‘cave’,
‘cellar’ (from Latin cavea), hence a metonymic occupational
name for someone employed in the wine cellars of a great house, a
topographic name for someone who lived in or near a cave, or a
habitational name from any of numerous places named with this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Cava
Name Distribution of Cava Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Cava families
 7 - 12  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Cava families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Cava last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Cava census records
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Cava Family Origin
Cava Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Cava
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Cava Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Cava census records
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Military Service by Cava
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