Carawan

English

Etymology

Americanized spelling of Polish Karawan, from karawan (“hearse”).

Proper noun

Carawan (plural Carawans)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carawan is the 34390^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 659 individuals. Carawan is most common among White (94.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carawan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 286.