How common is the surname Dave?

5,218 people in the United States had the surname Dave in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,169 Americans. It ranked 6,504th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dave?

Dave Dave, American artist and burn survivor (1976-2018), followed by Victor Dave.

Where is the surname Dave most common?

Wikidata records people named Dave in the United States and Belgium.

Is the surname Dave getting more or less common?

More common. 4,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,218 in 2010, up 30%.

Is Dave also a first name?

Yes. Dave is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Dave

A Gujarati surname, carried by 5,218 people in the United States.

Pronounced /deɪv/ 1 syllable Soundex D100 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dave is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Gujarati origin

A surname from Gujarati from Gujarati દવે (dave, “(one who has studied) two Vedas”).

One of 18 Gujarati surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,218 people named Dave in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,169 Americans. That is up 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,016.

#6,504

rank among US surnames

5,218

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+29.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,630)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,500	Lechuga	5,221	59,135
#6,502	Alvey	5,220	59,147
#6,503	Cashman	5,219	59,158
#6,504	Dave	5,218	59,169
#6,505	Pattison	5,217	59,181

Who is named Dave

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

72% of people named Dave identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 13% as white (not Hispanic) and 9.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 72%
White (not Hispanic) 13%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.7%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Daves

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dave Dave
American artist and burn survivor (1976-2018)
Victor Dave
Belgian anarchist (1845-1922)

Notable Daves come mostly from the United States (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dave

Dave has the Soundex code D100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D100.

Other Gujarati surnames

All 18 Gujarati surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dave come from?: Dave is Gujarati in origin.
How common is the surname Dave?: 5,218 people in the United States had the surname Dave in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,169 Americans. It ranked 6,504th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dave?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Dave identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 13% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dave?: Dave Dave, American artist and burn survivor (1976-2018), followed by Victor Dave.
Where is the surname Dave most common?: Wikidata records people named Dave in the United States and Belgium.
How do you pronounce Dave?: Dave is /deɪv/, one syllable.
Is the surname Dave getting more or less common?: More common. 4,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,218 in 2010, up 30%.
Is Dave also a first name?: Yes. Dave is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.