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Etymology of Cavitt

What does the name Cavitt mean?

Noble surnames, such as Cavitt, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Cavitt, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Picardy. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.

Early Origins of the Cavitt family

The surname Cavitt was first found in Picardy (French: Picardie) in northern France, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Cavitt family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cavitt research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1789, 1804 and 1864 are included under the topic Early Cavitt History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cavitt Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chavot, Chavo, Chavaux, Chaveau, Chaveaux, Cheval, Chevau, Chevaux, Cheveau, Cheveaux, Queval, Quéval, Chaval, Chevet, Chevé, Chevée, Chever, Schavot, Schavo, Schaval and many more.

Early Notables of the Cavitt family

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Cavitt Ranking

the United States, the name Cavitt is the 17,836th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Cavitt family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Francois Cheval, who was living in New Orleans with his wife and his child in 1722; Jacques Bernard Chevée, who arrived in New York in 1789; A. Chavo, who, at the age of 36.


Contemporary Notables of the name Cavitt (post 1700) +

  • Brandon Cavitt (b. 1973), retired U.S. soccer midfielder

USS Indianapolis
  • Clinton Columbus Cavitt (1909-1945), American crew member on board the ship "USS Indianapolis" when she was on a top secret trip for the first nuclear weapon, she was sunk by Japanese Navy on 30th July 1945, he was one of the many who were killed in the sinking due to exposure, dehydration, saltwater poisoning and shark attacks 2


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Final Crew List, retrieved 2021, October 30th Retrieved from https://www.ussindianapolis.com/final-crew


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