# Cavanagh (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/cavanagh/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,086 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,114 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 75,562 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.9% (3,932 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Cavanagh 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Cavanagh in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Cavanagh

- Paul Cavanagh, actor (1888-1964)
- Tom Cavanagh, American ice hockey player (1982–2011)
- Megan Cavanagh, American actress

## Similar surnames

Cavanaugh, Cavin, Cavan, Cabanas, Covington, Caviness, Coppinger, Cavins, Cobbins, Cabaniss, Chaffins.

## 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.