Lavin
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Various origins:
- A reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Láimhín, variant of Ó Flaithimhín (“descendant of Flaithimín”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of flaith (“ruler”).
- English metronymic surname from the medieval female given name Lavina, from Latin Lavinia.
- Borrowed from Spanish Lavín, a habitational surname from a place near Santander.
- Respelling of Lavigne.
Proper noun
Lavin (plural Lavins)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lavin is the 5224th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6679 individuals. Lavin is most common among White (86.08%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.85%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lavin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 406.