Graven

See also: graven

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, a topographic surname for someone living near a ditch, from Middle Low German grav (“moat, ditch”), from Old Saxon graf, from Proto-Germanic *grabą, the source of grave.
• As a Norwegian surname, from Old Norse gróf (“depression, hollow”), from Proto-Germanic *grōbō.

Proper noun

Graven (plural Gravens)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Graven is the 26492^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 921 individuals. Graven is most common among White (92.83%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Graven”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 78.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣraː.və(n)/

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• Hyphenation: Gra‧ven
• Rhymes: -aːvən
• Homophone: graven

Proper noun

Graven n

1. Grez-Doiceau, a town in Belgium