Släkthistoria för Canvin
Canvin Vad efternamn betyder
from the ancestor of the Welsh male given name Cynfyn the first element of which comes from the original stem of ci ‘hound’. Compare Ann Cynvin 1722 in IGI (Grosmont Monmouths). Morgan and Morgan report the name in this spelling also from Herefs Cheshire Radnors and Cumb.possibly to be associated with the unexplained eastern England name of Nichs. Convyn 1568 in IGI (Mistley Essex) and Alice Convine 1817 in IGI (Littleport Cambs).
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
