The cavanah Surname

cavanah Name Meaning and History

Irish: variant spelling of Kavanagh.

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The cavanah name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the cavanah family name as far back in history as possible.

cavanah Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of cavanah Families in the US in 1920

Number of cavanah families

14-26

5-13

1-4

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Thread	Author	Replies
Memorial Cavanah/Cavanaugh m. Thomas Pollard	BFroyland	0
hello there cavanah's.	elizalips2007	0
Littleberry (LV) Cavenah, BURKE CO. & JEFFERSON CO. GA	LaRose	0
Covennah	LaRose Tapley	0
Very Interesting History of Cavanah name.	Rebecca	17
cavanah	Nancy & Don Seward	0
Leroy Cavanah/Cavenah	Zoe (Hemphill) Tom	4
David L. Marsh, son of David Marsh & Frances Cavanah, m. Rose Hallissey in 1897, E. St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois	kathleensadler57	0
Anastasia Cavanah	Kurtvantassel	0
Greetings Cousins!	jimmkav	0

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