Canavan

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Maps

• Canavan births mapped 1864-1913
  

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• Canavan 1901 census map
  

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• Canavan 1911 census map
  

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• Canavan Roman Catholic baptisms new!
  

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Parishes where Canavan and a second surname are found together

Surname:

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Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Antrim:	15	Armagh:	8	Belfast city:	14	Carlow:	1
Clare:	2	Cork:	16	Cork city:	2	Derry:	1
Down:	15	Dublin:	4	Dublin city:	6	Fermanagh:	2
Galway:	44	Kildare:	4	Kilkenny:	4	Limerick:	1
Longford:	12	Mayo:	29	Monaghan:	3	Offaly:	3
Roscommon:	2	Tipperary:	1	Tyrone:	20	Waterford:	1
Westmeath:	4	Wexford:	26	Wicklow:	13

Surname Dictionary

Canavan	numerous in Ulster, especially Tyrone; E Leinster, Galway. Ir. Ó Ceanndubháin (dark head). The most notable were physicians to the Flahertys of Conamara. MIF.
Kinnavane	Very rare: Clare. See Canavan.
Ó Ceanndubháin	Canavan: líonmhar: Gaillimh, Tír Eoghain, Cill Mhantáin, Loch Garman. Clann liachta a bhain leis na Flaithbheartaigh. Le saobh-aistriú, deineadh Whitehead den sloinne seo corr-uair.MIF & SGG.

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Variants in Griffith's
& total households

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Canavan: 253
Cannavan: 16
Cannivan: 12
Cannovan: 6
Canovan: 16
Kanavan: 3
Kanevan: 3
Kinnavan: 4
Kinnevane: 3

Non-Griffith's Variants

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Canaven
Canavin
Canavon
Canawan
Canevan
Canivan
Cannavin
Cannavon
Canneuan
Canowin
Canvan
Conavan
Connovan
Conovan
Convan
Ganevan
Ganivan
Kannavan
Kenavane
Kennavan
Kennavane
Kinavan
Kinavane
Kinnavane
O Ceannabhain
O Ceanndubhain