# Cavan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cavan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Cebuano |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 601 |
| US rank (2010) | 37,125 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 513,720 people |
| Change since 2000 | -4.0% (626 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cavan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 8.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 27% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cavan in the United States.

## People named Cavan

- Allan Cavan, American actor (1880-1941)

## Similar surnames

Cavanaugh, Cavanagh, Cavin, Caban, Capuano, Cabana, Chaban, Chapin, Chaffin, Coffin, Capone, Chauvin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.