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)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• Canavan disease
• Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand disease

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Canavan is the 9836^th 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.
• Forebears

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Canavan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.na.van/

Proper noun

Canavan m or f by sense

1. an English surname

Derived terms

• maladie de Canavan

Further reading

• Forebears (French)