Explore the Family Name Flavin

The meaning of Flavin

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Flaithimhín and Ó Flaitheamháin ‘descendant of Flaithimhín and Flaitheamhán’. Both personal names are from diminutives of flaith(eamh) ‘prince, ruler’. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aileen, Mhairi.

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How common is the last name Flavin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Flavin has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, this surname was ranked 14,084 in terms of popularity and had a count of 1,961. By 2010, its rank slipped to 14,468 with a count of 2,064, marking a change of -2.73% in rank and an increase of 5.25% in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 4.11%, from 0.73 in 2000 to 0.7 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,084	#14,468	-2.73%
Count	1,961	2,064	5.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.7	-4.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Flavin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Flavin has also shifted slightly over the same ten-year period. As per the Decennial U.S. Census data, in 2000, 96.53% of the bearers of this surname identified as White, this percentage dropped slightly to 95.30% in 2010. During this time, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.48% in 2000 to 2.81% in 2010. There was also an uptick in individuals identifying as two or more races, going from 0.36% in 2000 to 0.68% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased from 1.22% to 0.82%. The percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained at zero throughout this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.53%	95.3%	-1.27%
Hispanic	1.48%	2.81%	89.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.22%	0.82%	-32.79%
Two or More Races	0.36%	0.68%	88.89%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%