Cavanaugh Forename

930,172nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Cavanaugh Forename Definition:

A Celtic name, meaning: Handsome.

Cavanaugh Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
961:3,776,42751,383
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Canada
100%
11:33,133,372113,810
England-11:55,602,921189,715
India-11:1,214,877,9714,759,450
Indonesia-11:257,963,6681,335,696
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512

Cavanaugh (26,415) may also be a surname.

Cavanaugh Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Celtic name, meaning: Handsome.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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