The Navin Last Name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Navin, so the heraldry linked to Nevin is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Navin

It is easy to miss Navin in an index if you only search for Nevin. Its meaning, shared with Nevin, is “Son of Cnáimhín ("little bone")”.

Spelled with “a” instead of “e”, Navin shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Nevins, MacNevin and Neven. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Navin with 1,186 bearers, at rank 21,895.

Research your Navin family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.