GAVAHAN Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family GAVAHAN come from? Is GAVAHAN a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

GAVAHAN in 1901

There were 14 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 12198th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Catholic: 14 (100.00%)

GAVAHAN in 1911

There were 34 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 7138th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Woulfe Surname Index for GAVAHAN

The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname GAVAHAN.

• Gaffikan
• Gahan
• Gaughan
• Gavacan
• Gavagan
• Gavaghan
• Gavahan
• Gavigan
• Ó Gáibhtheacháin

GAVAHAN in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

GAVAHAN in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname GAVAHAN who are Catholic in each locality

GAVAHAN in 1901 (Anglican)

There were no Anglicans with the surname GAVAHAN in the 1901 census.

GAVAHAN in 1901 (Presbyterian)

There were no Presbyterians with the surname GAVAHAN in the 1901 census.

Patterns associated with the GAVAHAN surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

• VHN

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.