Canavan

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Irish

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceanndubháin (“descendant of Ceanndubhán”), a personal name composed of the elements ceann (“head”), dubh (“black”) and the diminutive suffix -án.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Canava Root name
Abee Irish origin
Ahearn Irish origin
Ahern Irish origin
Aherne Irish origin
Aidan Irish origin
Aiden Irish origin
Allardice Irish origin
Anguish Irish origin

Popularity by Country

Canavan

Rank #1776

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗

Canavan

Rank #9374

Frequency 3,188 people (1.18 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 96.17% Hispanic 2.13% Black 0.38% Asian/PI 0.47% Native Am. 0.22% Two+ 0.63%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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