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Lavin
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lavin
English
+ (surname)
Alternative forms
en Laffin
Etymology
Various origins:
A reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó Láimhín, variant of ga Ó Flaithimhín descendant of Flaithimín, a personal name derived from a diminutive of ga flaith ruler.
English metronymic surname from the medieval female given name en Lavina, from en la Lavinia.
Borrowed from en es Lavín, a habitational surname from a place near Santander.
Respelling of en Lavigne.
Proper noun
s
en.
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
Anagrams
en ailnv Alvin Vilna anvil nival vinal
en surnames from Irish surnames from given names surnames from French surnames from Spanish