Cavenagh Surname

548,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Cavenagh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cavenagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2391:112,95312,558
United States2361:1,535,843104,072
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Wales51:618,90625,852
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland311:120,7495,564
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Cavenagh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cavenagh is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Cavenagh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cavenagh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 548,408th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,500,079 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Cavenagh are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Cavenagh is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 112,953. In Australia it is most numerous in: New South Wales, where 67 percent are found, Victoria, where 8 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 7 percent are found. Other than Australia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Cavenagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cavenagh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cavenagh last name increased 223 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cavenagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cavenagh surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cavenagh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.86% more than the national average, earning $49,991 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $50,513 CAD per year.

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Cavenagh Reference & Research

Cavanaugh/Kavanagh FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Cavanaugh/Kavanagh FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cavenagh
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