How common is the surname Flavin?

2,064 people in the United States had the surname Flavin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,586 Americans. It ranked 14,468th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Flavin?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Flavin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Flavin?

Dan Flavin, American installation artist and painter 1933–1996) (1933–1996), followed by James Flavin.

Where is the surname Flavin most common?

Wikidata records people named Flavin in the United States.

Is the surname Flavin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,064 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Flavin

An Irish surname, carried by 2,064 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F415

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Flavin is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized from Irish Ó Flaithimhín.

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 2,064 people named Flavin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,586 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,961.

#14,468

rank among US surnames

2,064

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,084)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,465	Banes	2,065	149,514
#14,468	Flavin	2,064	149,586
#14,474	O'Hanlon	2,063	149,659

Who is named Flavin

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

95% of people named Flavin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Flavins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dan Flavin
American installation artist and painter 1933–1996) (1933–1996)
James Flavin
American actor (1906–1976)
Martin Flavin
American novelist, playwright, screenwriter (1883–1967)
Jennifer Flavin
American businesswoman and former model, born 1968

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Flavin come from?: Anglicized from Irish Ó Flaithimhín.
How common is the surname Flavin?: 2,064 people in the United States had the surname Flavin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,586 Americans. It ranked 14,468th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Flavin?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Flavin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Flavin?: Dan Flavin, American installation artist and painter 1933–1996) (1933–1996), followed by James Flavin.
Where is the surname Flavin most common?: Wikidata records people named Flavin in the United States.
Is the surname Flavin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,064 in 2010, up 5.3%.