Cavaugh Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Cavaugh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:40,273,215872,126
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cavaugh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cavaugh is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavaugh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Cavaugh is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cavaugh live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 40,273,215. In The United States Cavaugh is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 22 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and Kansas, where 11 percent reside.

Cavaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cavaugh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cavaugh last name increased 225 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cavaugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Cavaugh earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Caveaugh930/
Cavagh920/
Kavaugh866/
Cabaugh862/
Covaugh861/
Caveugh861/
Cavag833/
Kaveaugh800/
Casbaugh800/
Cabaug773/
Kavagh771/
Kavugh770/
Cashbaugh75119/
Cabahug7119,122/
Cobaugh71630/
Kavough7121/
Cabajug7111/
Kawaugh711/
Caabuig711/
Cabayug711/
Kaabugh711/
Kabaugh711/
Cabough710/
Cabug674,104/
Cabag672,261/
Cawag67375/
Camphaug6757/
Kaaibugh6711/
Cavak6710/
Kavag679/
Kavahagh674/
Cavuk673/
Coobaugh673/
Cavac672/
Kampaugh671/
Cavahaag671/
Cavayauk671/
Cavuc671/
Cavasque671/
Cabahiug671/
Coubaugh670/

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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 Cavaugh
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