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The O'Flahavan surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic "Ó Flaithimhín" and "Ó Flaitheamháin," meaning "descendant of Flaithimhín," or "descendant of Flaitheamhán." Both personal names come from the word "flaith" meaning "prince," or "ruler."
The surname O'Flahavan was first found in County Waterford (Irish: Port Láirge), and the neighboring part of County Cork, where fourteen families with the name O'Flahavan were listed in the Elizabethan Fiants.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Flahavan research. Another 42 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Flahavan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Flahavan, Flahavin, Flahaven, Flavahan, Flavin and many more.
Another 38 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Flahavan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Flahaven, who was naturalized in Philadelphia in 1806; Mary Flahaven, who landed in Boston in 1831; Cornelius Flahaven, who settled in Boston in 1833.