MacCavanagh is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 11 characters long in length.
A variant of Kavanagh. The family claim descent from ancestors who were of old monarchs of all Ireland, and who at the invasion of Henry II were kings of Leinster. They bore the surname of Mac-Murrough; but in 1171 Donell, son of Dermot Mac Murrough, acquired that of Caomhanach or Cavanagh, which became hereditary. Donell's sister Eva married Strongbow, Earl of Pembroke, the leader of the English expedition.
Family name is form of Cavanaugh. Grandson of little Caomh meaning "comely" or Caomhan, the names of fifteen Irish saints.
The lastname MacCavanagh is the variant form of the Kavanaugh. Grandson of little Caomh meaning "comely" or Caomhan, the names of fifteen Irish saints.
A modification of Kevin. Irish cæmhgin, "the beautiful offspring." O'Donovan, in Irish Penny Journal.
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