# Naves (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/naves/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 628 |
| US rank (2010) | 35,764 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 491,633 people |
| Change since 2000 | +12% (561 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from Portuguese Naves, a habitational surname. * Borrowed from Spanish Naves, a habitational surname from Naves (Llanes), in Asturia. * Borrowed from French Naves, a habitational surname from Naves, Corrèze.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Naves in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 39% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 43% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Neves, Navas, Neaves, Novak, Nieves, Novack, Novick, Nevius, Nobbs.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.