The Kavanaugh surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,611 people carried this name — #6,109 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,600 people counted. That is up 2% from 5,525 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Kavanaugh surname

Variant of Kavanagh.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kavanaugh» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Kavanaugh in American newspapers,
1912.

Newspaper page from Northern Wisconsin Advertiser carrying the name Kavanaugh
Northern Wisconsin Advertiser 1912-01-19
Newspaper page from River Falls Journal carrying the name Kavanaugh
River Falls Journal 1912-01-18
Newspaper page from The Washburn Times carrying the name Kavanaugh
The Washburn Times 1912-02-01

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 51,379 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kavanaugh in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1970s.

305 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kavanaugh. The most, 100, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 248
Victoria 14
Queensland 12
South Australia 8
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 5
Northern Territory 3
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kavanaugh.

Who carried it

People named Kavanaugh,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hubbard H. Kavanaugh
    Hubbard H. Kavanaugh 1802–1884 · cleric
  • William Marmaduke Kavanaugh
    William Marmaduke Kavanaugh 1866–1915 · judge
  • Robert Kavanaugh
    Robert Kavanaugh 1906–1976 · dentist
  • George W. Kavanaugh 1862–1951 · politician
  • Frederick W. Kavanaugh 1871–1940 · politician
  • Katharine Kavanaugh 1874–1942 · screenwriter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kavanaugh,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States844 records

844 records of the Kavanaugh name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 252
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 226
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 147
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 99
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 82
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 17
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • Sacramento County historic burials 8
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Owen V. Kavanaugh

    Born 1914 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1942 at Boston; salesperson. U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II and the Korean War; died 1986, buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery, Massachusetts.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rose Kavanaugh

    Arrived at Boston in 1846 aboard the Sant Petersburg from Liverpool, aged 19; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Dennis R. Kavanaugh

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1952, died 1989; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 844 records for Kavanaugh in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada102 records

102 records of the Kavanaugh name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 89
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 5
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Michael Kavanaugh

    Killed in 1933 at the Dominion No. 16 mine, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Margaret Hannah Kavanaugh

    Buried in 1967 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gordon Henry Kavanaugh

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 102 records for Kavanaugh in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Kavanaugh name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 3
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record John Alfred Kavanaugh

    Served in the First World War.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Private Kavanaugh

    Sailed from Victoria in 1902 aboard the Warrimoo, bound for Bluff, aged 37.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Michael Kavanaugh

    Died 1861 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 18.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Kavanaugh in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand4 records

4 records of the Kavanaugh name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Herbert Douglas Kavanaugh

    Died 1980, aged 67; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Devan Glenn Kavanaugh

    Died 1997, aged 26; buried at Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Doreen Anne Kavanaugh

    Died 2001, aged 60; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Kavanaugh in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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