Cavan

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Irish an Cabhán. ==== Pronunciation ==== (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkæ.vən/ ==== Proper noun ==== Cavan A county of Ireland. The county town of County Cavan, Ireland (Irish grid ref H 4104). A locality in the Yass Valley council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. A northern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Salisbury, South Australia. A commune in Côtes-d'Armor department, Brittany, France. ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Various origins: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Caomháin (“descendant of Caomhán”), a diminutive form of the personal name Caomh. Borrowed from Cebuano Cavan, a surname of unexplained origin. ==== Proper noun ==== Cavan (plural Cavans) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Cavan is the 37125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 601 individuals. Cavan is most common among White (58.57%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.62%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cavan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 306.