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Cavens Family History

Cavens Surname Meaning

from Cavens in Kirkbean (Kirkcudbrights). The place-name is the same as Cavan in Kells parish (Kirkcudbrights) with the Scots plural ending from Gaelic cabhan ‘a hollow plain a field’.

sometimes a variant of Caveen with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Source: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021


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You can see how Cavens families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cavens family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cavens families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 16 Cavens families living in Lancashire. This was about 43% of all the recorded Cavens's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Cavens families in 1891.
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What did your Cavens ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Cavens. 100% of Cavens women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 236 immigration records available for the last name Cavens. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 256 military records available for the last name Cavens. For the veterans among your Cavens ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Cavens lifespan?

Between 1968 and 2004, in the United States, Cavens life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1998, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Cavens in 1968 was 74, and 94 in 2004.

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