Cavanaugh Genealogy & History
Cavanaugh is an anglicized Irish name from Old Gaelic caomhanach, meaning handsome by birth, after St. Caomhan, patron saint of Inisheer Island in Galway Bay. Cavanaugh genealogy is complicated by the variety of spellings: Cabenagh, Cavanach, Cavanaw, Cavinaugh, Kavanah, Kavina, Keaveney, Keevan, Geaveney, M'Cavanna, O'Cavagh, and O'Kavanagh. The Cavanaugh surname dates to 12th-century kings of Leinster, and Cavanaugh family history includes a feudal estate in Carlow. The family motto (siothchain agus fairsinge) means peace and plenty, and the coat of arms with its black mullet (star) and two hunting-horns signifies divinity and nobility. The first Cavanaugh to immigrate to America landed in New York in 1811.
Cavanaugh Birth Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| A Eulene Cavanaugh | -- --, 1923 | July 30,2009 | AR |
| B Jane Cavanaugh | -- --, 1924 | March 23,2009 | PA |
| C Ruth Cavanaugh | -- --, 1920 | December ,1993 | MA |
| Dagny Cavanaugh | -- --, 1904 | June 14,1993 | IA |
Cavanaugh Death Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| Earl Cavanaugh | -- --, 1906 | March 20,1983 | Pawcatuck,CT |
| Fannie Cavanaugh | -- --, 1906 | May ,1985 | New Rochelle,NY |
| Gail Cavanaugh | -- --, 1915 | August 30,2000 | Falmouth,MA |
| Halbert Cavanaugh | -- --, 1923 | September 18,1996 | White Plains,KY |
Cavanaugh Marriage Records
| Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
| Brian Cavanaugh | Mary Decoste | August 1,1966 | Wake, NC |
| Foster Cavanaugh | Jane Montanaro | September 13,1949 | Wake, NC |
| Robert Cavanaugh | Bernadette Zawitkowski | June 27,1967 | Wake, NC |
| James Cavanaugh | Kelsey Dunlap | May 26,1989 | Wake, NC |
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