Canavan Surname

47,364th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Canavan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Black Head [Irish Ceanndubh- an—ceann, a head + dubh, black + the diminutive suff. -án]

Canavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6121:78,5908,971
England1,7291:32,2264,294
Ireland1,5691:3,001559
Australia9181:29,4073,949
Northern Ireland8241:2,239464
Scotland4591:11,6641,570
Canada4301:85,6879,504
South Africa931:582,55644,854
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
Wales541:57,3065,200
Portugal381:274,16410,086
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,1601:3,819683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2971:82,0728,765
Scotland491:76,3924,290
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5531:90,8119,350

Canavan (19) may also be a first name.

Canavan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Black Head [Irish Ceanndubh- an—ceann, a head + dubh, black + the diminutive suff. -án]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Ceanndubháin This family provided hereditary physicians to the O’Flahertys of Connemara.

Whitehead is occasionally a synonym, by mistranslation.

MIF 48; SIF; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Another anglicization of this name, found in Co. Armagh, is Whitelock.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Ceanndubháin This family provided hereditary physicians to the O’Flahertys of Connemara.

Whitehead is occasionally a synonym, by mistranslation.

MIF 48; SIF; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Canavan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Canavan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Canavan has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Canavan? popularity and diffusion

Canavan is the 47,364th most frequently held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 666,869 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Canavan are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 19 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 4,612 people, or 1 in 78,590. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Canavan is found in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and Ireland, where 14 percent are found.

Canavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Canavan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Canavan last name increased 834 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 582 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 135 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 937 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 771 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Canavan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Canavan surname is principally Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Canavan surname are 5.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.9% registered with the political party.

The amount Canavan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning R 282,684 per year; in United States they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $49,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.13% more than the national average, earning $54,220 CAD per year.

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