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Where Does The Last Name Cavanagh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Cavanagh is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cavanagh.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavanagh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 22,794^th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 305,917 people. The surname Cavanagh is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Cavanagh live; 37 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. Cavanagh is also the 2,136,160^th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 25 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 6,205 people, or 1 in 58,414. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 23 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.

Cavanagh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Cavanagh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cavanagh surname rose 249 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 283 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 40 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cavanagh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cavanagh are 5.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.73% registered with the political party.

The amount Cavanagh earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 42.47% more than the national average, earning R 338,556 per year; in United States they earn 19.89% more than the national average, earning $51,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% more than the national average, earning $51,739 CAD per year.