Lavin

Etymology
Various origins:
 * A reduced Anglicized form of, variant of , a personal name derived from a diminutive of.
 * English metronymic surname from the medieval female given name, from.
 * Borrowed from, a habitational surname from a place near Santander.
 * Respelling of.

Statistics

 * According to the 2010 United States Census, Lavin is the 5224th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6679 individuals. Lavin is most common among White (86.08%) and Hispanic/Latino (10.85%) individuals.