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garvin Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Gairbhín ‘descendant of Gairbhín’, a personal name derived from a diminutive of garbh ‘rough’, ‘cruel’.

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Distribution of garvin Families in the US in 1920
Number of garvin families
 77-152
 26-76		 1-25
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Garvins of late 1700s in VA L_McConachie 5
Emily Garvin, b. 1841 SC DebiSchaefer71 0
Garvin family in Texas psand025 7
Garvin photos found in antique shop Jenny Fritsch 5
GARVIN FAMILY kelbee77 0
Garvins in Pennsylvania Ericshack 2
Louise M. Garvin - MI 1870? - 1950? Kelly Masterson 4
Garvin / Eubank WilbertHelmick633 0
RI Garvin. Pauline Garvin 10
Looking for relatives Lisa Garvin 15
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