O'Flahavan Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

O'Flahavan Surname Definition:

Flahavan might well have been included in Appendix F. of Irish Families since it belongs almost exclusively to west Waterford and the adjoining part of Co. Cork. There also are found the variants Flahavin, Flavahan and-in east Cork and west Waterford ——- Flavin.

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O'Flahavan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

O'Flahavan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Flahavan might well have been included in Appendix F. of Irish Families since it belongs almost exclusively to west Waterford and the adjoining part of Co. Cork. There also are found the variants Flahavin, Flavahan and-in east Cork and west Waterford ——- Flavin. It is not very numerous now, but a century ago Griffith's Valuation recorded 46 householders in Co. Waterford, and three centuries earlier fourteen O'Flahavans of the same locality are to be found in the Elizabethan Fiants.

— Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Flaitheamháin This name belongs almost exclusively to west Waterford and east Cork. A third anglicized form, Flavin, is also found in the former. SIF 69

— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
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O'Flahavan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Flahavan Come From? nationality or country of origin

O'Flahavan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Flahavan? popularity and diffusion

The surname O'Flahavan is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of O'Flahavan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States O'Flahavan is primarily found in: District of Columbia, where 50 percent live, Maryland, where 33 percent live and California, where 17 percent live.

O'Flahavan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Flahavan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Flahavan last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Oflahavan9510/
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