Canavan
English edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ceanndubháin (“descendant of Ceanndubhán”), a personal name composed of the elements ceann (“head”), dubh (“black”) and the diminutive suffix -án.
Proper noun edit
Canavan (plural Canavans)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Canavan is the 9836th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3290 individuals. Canavan is most common among White (94.29%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Canavan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 278.
- Forebears
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English Canavan.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Canavan m or f by sense
- an English surname