How common is the last name Cavanaugh?

16,961 people in the United States have the last name Cavanaugh, about 1 in 17,623. It ranks #2,076 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CAVANAUGH

#2,076

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,961
About
1 in 17,623
This common or more
48.2%
Who bears it

Of the 16,961 people with the last name Cavanaugh, 87.6% reported their origin as White, 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cavanaugh

#2,074 Corley · 16,977#2,075 Mccord · 16,968#2,077 Hawk · 16,951#2,078 Keen · 16,948

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cavanaugh, most common first.

#7,805 Cavanagh · 4,077#38,989 Cavenaugh · 610

Also a first name

As a first name, Cavanaugh ranks #43,336 of 53,615, with 163 people. See Cavanaugh as a first name

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