Cavett Family History
Cavett Name Meaning
diminutive of
Cave 1, 3, or 4.metonymic occupational name for a laborer,
from Old Occitan cavet, denoting a tool for clearing ground for
cultivation.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Cavett Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Cavett families
 14 - 25  5 - 13 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Cavett families
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6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Cavett Family Origin
Cavett Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Cavett
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Cavett Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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Cavett Civil War Service Records
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