placenames1901 census
121People recorded
32Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Hoey 13
- Rourke 13
- Rice 12
- Dobbins 8
- McManus 8
Bavan
An Bábhún
Bavan is a townland in Louth. Explore its recorded names and geographic context.
Recorded locationBavan54.07913° N · 6.28334° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- An Bábhún · Irish · main form · validated name
- Bavan · English · main form
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Louth
- Barony
- Dundalk Lower
- Civil parish
- Carlingford
- Coordinates
- 54.07913, -6.28334
- Mapped area
- 2.04 km²
- Logainm ID
- 33775 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
1926 census
114People recorded
24Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
- Rourke 13
- McGuigan 10
- Thompson 9
- Dobbins 8
- Fearon 7
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Bavan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.