Alwyn Surname

499,041st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 660 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Alwyn Surname Definition:

(1) Alwyn in old charters relating to the earldom of Lennox, Latinized Alwynus, is the OG. personal name Ailin, found in Adamnan as Ailenus (Aileni, gen., lib. I, c. 43). It comes from all 'stone,' found in Al Clud ('rock of the Clyde') the old name of Dumbarton.

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Alwyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3841:141,08816,227
United States721:5,034,152256,679
India531:14,472,932242,024
England381:1,466,26563,675
Australia331:818,05251,601
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Wales71:442,07621,198
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Alwyn (17,987) may also be a first name.

Alwyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) Alwyn in old charters relating to the earldom of Lennox, Latinized Alwynus, is the OG. personal name Ailin, found in Adamnan as Ailenus (Aileni, gen., lib. I, c. 43). It comes from all 'stone,' found in Al Clud ('rock of the Clyde') the old name of Dumbarton. (2) Alwyn is also the name of a witness who appears frequently between 1128—1152 as Alwyn, Alwin, Alfwyn, Aleuin, Algune, and in Latin as Aluuinus, from Old English Atlfwine. As Algune mac Arcill he witnesses a grant by Gartnait and Ete to the monastery of Deer, c. 1131—1132 (Bk. Deer, III, 7). He was an east coast, probably Aberdeenshire, potentate, as Dr. Macbain suggests (Skene, Highlanders, p. 413). The frequency with which his name is written with 'mac probably means that he was the son of a resident in Scotland (compare Thorfinn mac Thore). He appears frequently as a charter witness in the chartularies of Dunfermline, St. Andrews, Kelso, and Dryburgh. For Aluuinus Rennere see Rennabius. The name is also found several times between 1175 and 1225, Elwynus was the first known parson of Edzell (Panmure I, p. lII). John Elwyn was burgess of Glasgow, 1564 (Pollok, I, p. 300), and an earlier Elvin gave name to Elvingstoun, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

V. Aylwin

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An Anglo-Saxon personal name. It has taken the various forms of Aylwin, Elwin, Alwine, Aylen, &c., &c. Fitz Ahvyn was the first Lord Mayor of London, from 1189 to 1212.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Alwyn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alwyn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alwyn (Arabic: الوين, Marathi: अलयान) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Alwyn click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alwyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 499,041st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 11,041,736 people. The surname Alwyn is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Alwyn live; 58 percent live in Southern Africa and 58 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Alwyn is also the 40,849th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 17,987 people.

The last name Alwyn is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 141,088. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 40 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 26 percent reside and Western Cape, where 19 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Alwyn is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Alwyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alwyn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alwyn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Alwyn last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Alwyn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 31.31% less than the national average, earning R 163,224 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% more than the national average, earning $43,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.53% more than the national average, earning $78,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allwyn91103/
Alweyn9155/
Alwayn9114/
Halwyn912/
Ailwyn912/
Aalwyn911/
Alwynn911/
Aylwyn911/
Alwyne910/
Alwn897/
Allwynn832/
Alwayne831/
Alwin802,092/
Albyn80114/
Alwen8076/
Olwyn8057/
Alwén8044/
Ahlwn804/
Alwne802/
Allwn802/
Aalwn801/
Alwnd801/
Alwine731,443/
Aylwin731,325/
Allwin73237/
Alwain73204/
Halbyn7312/
Ahlwin738/
Halwin736/
Aylwen735/
Allwen734/
Holwyn734/
Aulwin733/
Alwein732/
Alwene731/
Alwenh731/
Alwien731/
Alwaen731/
Aalwin731/
Ailwin730/
Ailwne730/
Allwein67595/
Allwine67430/
Allwinn6715/
Agliwen6715/
Alweenh675/
Allwien675/
Alhwain673/
Halwein672/
Allwene671/
Aylwink671/
Albn671/
Allwing670/
Hailwin670/

Alwyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alwyn in the Marathi language
अलयानalayana50
अलायनalayana50
Alwyn in the Arabic language
الوينalwyn-

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