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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)

  1. A surname from Irish.

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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.

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French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English Canavan.

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Canavan m or f by sense

  1. an English surname

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