Canavan is a surname of Irish origin. It is Anglicized from Ó Ceanndubháin (now also spelled Ó Ceannubháin), literally "descendant of the dark haired one".[1][2][3][4] The Ó Ceanndubháin sept were hereditary physicians to the O'Flahertys of Connemara. Spelling variations include: Canovan, O'Canavan, Canaman, Kinevan, Kinavan, Kanavan, O'Kennevain, Kinnevan.[5]
People with the surname
edit- Brian Canavan, current CEO of the Australian National Rugby League team
- Chris Canavan, British actor
- Dennis Canavan, Scottish politician, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West
- Ivor Canavan (1929–1999), politician in Northern Ireland
- Jim Canavan, baseball player in the American Association and National League, 1891 to 1897
- John A. Canavan (1896–1963), American attorney in Massachusetts
- Katherine Canavan, United States diplomat and career foreign service officer
- Matt Canavan, Australian Federal MP
- Michael Noel Canavan, Irish police officer, recipient of the Scott Medal
- Myrtelle Canavan, American pathologist who described Canavan disease in 1931
- Niall Canavan, Irish footballer
- Pascal Canavan, Tyrone Gaelic footballer
- Pat Canavan, Dublin Gaelic football player
- Peter Canavan, Tyrone Gaelic footballer
- Peter P. Canavan, Irish police officer, recipient of the Scott Medal
- Trudi Canavan, Australian writer
Michael Anthony Canavan....Liverpool
References
edit- ^ Surnames of the United Kingdom, A Concise Etymological Dictionary; Henry Harrison; Vol.1 & 2.; The Eaton Press, 190 Ebury Street, London, S.W; 1912.
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
- ^ "Surname Database: O'Canavan Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Canavan Surname Origin & Family History". Searchforancestors.com. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Canavan Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms".
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