Lahiff Family History & Genealogy
Lahiff Last Name History & Origin
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There are a number of spellings of the surname Lahiff. These include Flahy, Flahive, now a very rare form, Lahive, Lahiff, Leahy, and Lahy. They are believed to derive from the 12th century Gaelic O'Laochda, meaning "The descendant of the hero". No one knows just who this hero was, but Lahiff’s are strong and enduring to the end.
Name Origin
As stated, the name means “of the Hero”.
Spellings & Pronunciations
Some alternate spellings of "Lahiff" may be Flahy, Flahive, Lahive, and Leahy.
Nationality & Ethnicity
The clan centre is in the province of Connacht, and specifically Counties Clare and Galway, but the name seems to have originated in Pictish Scotland.
Famous People named Lahiff
There have been a number of outstanding personalities associated with the name, and these include John O'Lahy, an Irish patriot, who in 1581 was hanged for allowing a priest to escape to France, the famous painter Edward Leahy (1797 - 1875), and the Archbishop of Cashell, the Rev. Patrick Leahy (1806 - 1875). The first known recording of the surname was that of John Lahiff, who died in 1343. He was the bishop of Killala, during the reign of King Edward 111 of England, 1327 - 1377.
Modern Lahiff’s who have made claim to fame include Constable Michael Lahiff one of the first to die in the Irish uprisings Lahiff Tavern owner William “Billy” Lahiff, actress Nancy Carroll aka Ann Veronica Lahiff, Craig Lahiff the Australian film director.
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Her children included Bridget, Catherine (Kate), Thomas, Patrick, Mary Ellen, Peter, Honora, Michael, William and James Joseph.



She married playwright John Morfit Kirkland (1900-1969) in 1924. They had one daughter, actress Patricia Kirkland (1925-2000). She then married magazine editor Francis Bolton Mallory (1898-1958) in 1931. They divorced in 1935. She lastly married Dutch Indonesian businessman Charles Herman Groen (1913-) in 1953. She died of an aneurysm on 6 August 1965 in New York City aged 61 years.


She married playwright John Morfit Kirkland (1900-1969) in 1924. They had one daughter, actress Patricia Kirkland (1925-2000). She then married magazine editor Francis Bolton Mallory (1898-1958) in 1931. They divorced in 1935. She lastly married Dutch Indonesian businessman Charles Herman Groen (1913-) in 1953. She died of an aneurysm on 6 August 1965 in New York City aged 61 years.
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Lahiff Death Records & Life Expectancy
The average age of a Lahiff family member is 73.0 years old according to our database of 189 people with the last name Lahiff that have a birth and death date listed.
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