How common is the surname Cavan?

601 people in the United States had the surname Cavan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 513,720 Americans. It ranked 37,125th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cavan?

In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Cavan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Cavan?

Allan Cavan, American actor (1880-1941).

Where is the surname Cavan most common?

Wikidata records people named Cavan in the United States.

Is the surname Cavan getting more or less common?

Less common. 626 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 601 in 2010, down 4.0%.

The surname Cavan

A Cebuano patronymic surname, carried by 601 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cavan is more common than 77.1% of them.

Origin

Cebuano origin

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.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 601 people named Cavan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 513,720 Americans. That is down 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 626.

#37,125

rank among US surnames

601

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-4%

change since 2000 (was #34,259)

Who is named Cavan

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

59% of people named Cavan identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cavans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allan Cavan
American actor (1880-1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Cavan

Cavan has the Soundex code C150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C150.

Questions

Where does the surname Cavan come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Cavan?: 601 people in the United States had the surname Cavan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 513,720 Americans. It ranked 37,125th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cavan?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Cavan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Cavan?: Allan Cavan, American actor (1880-1941).
Where is the surname Cavan most common?: Wikidata records people named Cavan in the United States.
What type of surname is Cavan?: Cavan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Cavan getting more or less common?: Less common. 626 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 601 in 2010, down 4.0%.