Tracing the Lavin Family Name

People named Lavin carry an Irish surname with a long history. In Elsdon Smith's reading, the name described “grandson of Flaitheamhan (little ruler), or of Lamh (hand)”.

Surname origin

Smith also lists Lavine and LaVine.

In the records

According to the 2010 US Census, the Lavin surname had 6,679 bearers. In Spain, the INE population register lists 3,189 people with Lavin as their first surname and 3,336 as their second.

Heraldry and the Lavin name

Coats of arms were borne by individual families. If arms are recorded under the Lavin name, our researchers explain whose they were and how they were blazoned.

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