Cavannaugh Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

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

Cavannaugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavannaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Cavannaugh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cavannaugh occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavannaugh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cavannaugh live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cavannaugh is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 40 percent are found, Mississippi, where 10 percent are found and Arizona, where 5 percent are found.

Cavannaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cavannaugh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cavannaugh surname declined 56 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cavannaugh Last Name Statistics demography

Cavannaugh earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $37,375 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cavannaugh
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