Canavan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Canavan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Canavan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 74
General Labourer 8
Labourer 7
Coal Miner 7
Domestic Servant 5
General Servant 5
Labourer In Iron Works 5
Cotton Operative 4
Hawker 4
House Keeper 4
Flax Weaver 4
Mosaic Work 3
Stone Mason 3
Tailor 3
Iron Miner 3
Iron Ore Miner 3
Farm Labourer 2
General Labourer Out Of Employ 2
Labourer In Iron Foundry 2
None 2
Throstle Doffer Cotton 2
Rag Sorter Woollen 2
Fustian Cutter 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Copper Worker 2

Canavan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Canavan 100% 1,449
2 Canvin 71% 400
3 Cannavan 88% 175
4 Canovan 86% 160

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The surname Canavan is the most popular version of all its varients

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