Carnahan

• Carnathan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cearnacháin (“descendant of Cearnachán”), a personal name from cearnach (“victorious”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Carnahan (plural Carnahans)

1. A surname from Irish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carnahan is the 4769^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7424 individuals. Carnahan is most common among White (94.46%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carnahan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 291.