How common is the surname Canavan?

3,290 people in the United States had the surname Canavan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,844 Americans. It ranked 9,836th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Canavan?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Canavan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Canavan?

Trudi Canavan, Australian writer, followed by Myrtelle Canavan.

Where is the surname Canavan most common?

Wikidata records people named Canavan in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Canavan getting more or less common?

More common. 3,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,290 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Canavan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,290 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C515

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Canavan is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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.

Canavan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,290 people named Canavan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,844 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,188.

#9,836

rank among US surnames

3,290

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,374)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,830	Eisner	3,294	93,730
#9,833	Starrett	3,293	93,758
#9,834	Mauer	3,292	93,787
#9,836	Depasquale	3,290	93,844
#9,839	Riccardi	3,289	93,872
#9,844	Schuetz	3,288	93,901

Who is named Canavan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Canavan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Canavans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Trudi Canavan
Australian writer, born 1969
Myrtelle Canavan
American physician, 1879–1953

Notable Canavans come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Canavan come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Canavan?: 3,290 people in the United States had the surname Canavan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,844 Americans. It ranked 9,836th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Canavan?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Canavan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Canavan?: Trudi Canavan, Australian writer, followed by Myrtelle Canavan.
Where is the surname Canavan most common?: Wikidata records people named Canavan in Australia and the United States.
What type of surname is Canavan?: Canavan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Canavan getting more or less common?: More common. 3,188 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,290 in 2010, up 3.2%.