Cavan
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Cavan
Translations edit
county in the Republic of Ireland
town in County Cavan
Etymology 2 edit
Various origins:
- Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caomháin (“descendant of Caomhán”), a diminutive form of the personal name Caomh.
- Borrowed from Cebuano Cavan, a surname of unexplained origin.
Proper noun edit
Cavan (plural Cavans)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cavan is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Cavan is most common among White (58.57%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.62%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cavan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306.