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    The surname Clavin

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 637 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex C415

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Clavin is more common than 78.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhláimhín (“son of Flaithimhín”), a personal name from a diminutive of flaith (“prince, ruler”).

    Clavin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 637 people named Clavin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 484,687 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 645.

    #35,345
    rank among US surnames
    637
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -1.2%
    change since 2000 (was #33,380)

    Who is named Clavin

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Clavin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Clavin

    Clavin has the Soundex code C415, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C415.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Clavin come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhláimhín (“son of Flaithimhín”), a personal name from a diminutive of flaith (“prince, ruler”).
    How common is the surname Clavin?
    637 people in the United States had the surname Clavin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 484,687 Americans. It ranked 35,345th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Clavin?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Clavin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Clavin?
    Clavin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Clavin getting more or less common?
    Less common. 645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 637 in 2010, down 1.2%.