Slaven Family History & Genealogy
Slaven Last Name History & Origin
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Name Origin
Based on census returns, the origin for the largest group of people sharing some variation of the "Slaven" surname is Ireland. Many sources list some variation of the following orgin:
Slaven, Slavin, Slevin - Ancestry.com states that the surname is a "reduced form of O'Slavin, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Sléibhín, 'descendant of Sléibhín', a name probably derived from sliabh 'mountain' (perhaps originally a short form of Donnshléibhe; see Dunleavy)."
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names With an Essay on their Derivation and Import by William Arthur, M.A.; Sheldon, Blake, Bleeker & CO., New York, New York, 1857 gives "(Origin Celtic) From sliabh, a mountain, a mountaineer"
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Slaven Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Slaven family member is 71.0 years old according to our database of 997 people with the last name Slaven that have a birth and death date listed.
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