Canavan
English
Etymology
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.
Proper noun
Canavan (plural Canavans)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms
- Canavan disease
- Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Canavan is the 9836th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3290 individuals. Canavan is most common among White (94.29%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Canavan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 278.