Cavan Family History
Cavan Name Meaning
Irish (Down): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caomháin ‘son of Caomhán (Kevin)’ a diminutive of the personal name Caomh (see O'Keefe ). In some cases the name may perhaps be an alternative Anglicized form of Caomhánach (see Kavanagh ). Filipino: variant of Caban . Vietnamese: apparently from a combination of two personal names (the middle name Cả meaning ‘the eldest’ and the personal name Văn meaning ‘literature’) recorded as a surname after immigration of its bearers to the US.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022