Explore the Family Name Quave

The meaning of Quave

Americanized form of Spanish Cuevas. History: Bearers of the surname Quave are descendants of Juan José de Cuevas from Spain (see Cuevas).

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How common is the last name Quave in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Quave" saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,429th in terms of popularity but fell to the rank of 40,800 by 2010, representing a 9.01% drop. The count of individuals bearing this surname also declined from 560 to 535 over this period, a decrease of 4.46%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population reduced by 14.29%, moving from 0.21 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,429	#40,800	-9.01%
Count	560	535	-4.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quave

The Decennial U.S. Census data also revealed changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Quave". In 2000, 89.11% of those with this surname identified as White, but this percentage fell slightly to 85.61% by 2010. During the same period, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 3.04% to 6.17%, a change of 102.96%. There was also a modest increase in the number of individuals who identified as Black, rising from 5.36% in 2000 to 6.54% in 2010. However, there were no recorded instances of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. The percentage of people of two or more races decreased from 1.43% to 0.93% between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.11%	85.61%	-3.93%
Black	5.36%	6.54%	22.01%
Hispanic	3.04%	6.17%	102.96%
Two or More Races	1.43%	0.93%	-34.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%