Canavan family

There are 2,307 people with the Canavan surname on MyHeritage.com
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Where do people with the Canavan surname come from:
United Kingdom
 (38%)
Ireland
 (30%)
USA
 (25%)
Canada
 (3%)
Australia
 (2%)
Brazil
 (0.2%)
South Africa
 (0.2%)
Japan
 (0.2%)
New Zealand
 (0.2%)
Israel
 (0.2%)
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The meaning of the name Canavan:
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceanndubháin ‘descendant of Ceanndubhán’, a byname meaning ‘little black-headed one’, from ceann ‘head’ + dubh ‘black’ + the diminutive suffix -án.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, Mar 2003
Most popular first names with surname Canavan:
Agnes   Alfred   Alice   Catherine   Elizabeth   Ellen   James   John   Margaret   Mary   Michael   Patrick   Sarah   Thomas   William  
Family sites on MyHeritage with the last name Canavan:
canavan Web Site, 4 members
Canavan Web Site, 3 members
canavan Web Site, 3 members
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