Cavan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Cavan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cavan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 23
Tailoress 4
Labourer 4
Domestic Servant 3
Draper 2
General Labourer 2
Machanic Tenter 2
Apprentice Dressmaking 1
B. A. Oxford 1
Board Of Works Labourer Road 1
Bricklayer 1
Charwoman 1
Gas Fitter 1
Income From Dividends 1
Lampmaker 1
Manager Leather Warehouse 1
Mantle Maker 1
Mariner 1
Porter Covent Garden 1
Porter Covent Garden Market 1
Builder 1
Labourer In Iron Works 1
Earl Peer Of Ireland 1
Lodge Keeper 1
Captain Royal Welsh Husiliers 1

Cavan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cavan 100% 915
2 Caven 80% 812
3 Cavin 80% 163
4 Cavana 83% 160
5 Caveen 67% 137
6 Coven 60% 101

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

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