Find out how popular the last name Flahive is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Flahive.

Flahive, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Flahive surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Flahive in America

Flahive is the 31184th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Flahive surname appeared 744 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Flahive.

We can also compare 2010 data for Flahive to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Flahive

The surname Flahive has its origins in Ireland, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be derived from the Gaelic "O'Flathbhertaigh," which means "descendant of Flathbhertach," a personal name that translates to "prince-like" or "ruling prince."

The name is most commonly associated with County Clare in western Ireland, where it was particularly prevalent in the historic region of East Munster. It is thought that the Flahive clan may have been a Sept, or branch, of the larger O'Brien family, one of the most powerful and influential dynasties in medieval Irish history.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Annals of the Four Masters, a chronicle of medieval Irish history compiled in the early 17th century. The annals mention a "Flathbhertach Ua Flathbhertaigh" who was killed in a battle in County Clare in the year 1207.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Flahive surname appears in various historical records and documents related to land ownership and legal proceedings in County Clare and surrounding areas. For example, a "Donnell Flahive" is mentioned in the Fiants of Elizabeth I, a collection of English royal letters and grants from the late 16th century.

Notable individuals with the Flahive surname throughout history include:

1. Teige Flahive (c. 1580-1650), an Irish landowner and member of the Parliament of Ireland in the early 17th century.
2. Dermot Flahive (c. 1610-1680), an Irish soldier who fought for the Confederacy during the Irish Confederate Wars of the 1640s.
3. Mahon Flahive (c. 1720-1790), an Irish poet and scribe who was known for preserving traditional Gaelic literature and folklore.
4. Michael Flahive (1788-1867), an Irish-born American businessman and landowner who settled in New York in the early 19th century.
5. Patrick Flahive (1850-1919), an Irish-American politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in the late 19th century.

While the Flahive name has its roots firmly planted in County Clare and the surrounding regions of western Ireland, it has since spread to other parts of the country and around the world, carried by generations of Irish emigrants and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Flahive

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Flahive.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Flahive was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Flahive has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Flahive was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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