Colvin Surname

15,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Colvin Surname Definition:

A vernacular pronunciation of Colville, which see. compare Melvin-Melville. John Colvin in the parish of Bothkennar, 1680 (Stirling). In the sixteenth century the same person is recorded as Colville and Collwyne (Protocols, II, 106,108). There was an earlier Colvin from Old English Colwine, but the Scottish surname is undoubtedly from Colville.

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Colvin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States30,1741:12,0121,495
England1,6311:34,1624,511
Australia1,3891:19,4352,694
Canada7511:49,0625,954
Scotland5351:10,0071,387
New Zealand2371:19,1073,364
Northern Ireland1971:9,3661,515
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
Chile911:193,5886,209
Ireland841:56,0593,870
Wales581:53,3544,894
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
India331:23,244,406321,547
Isle of Man261:3,301713
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria231:370,23639,193
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
France101:6,642,272293,169
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
China61:227,886,92811,701
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Guam11:160,1214,893
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3991:11,1021,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5211:7,1851,016
England4771:51,1016,204
Isle of Man481:1,131171
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9041:10,2401,331

Colvin (1,819) may also be a first name.

Colvin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A vernacular pronunciation of Colville, which see. compare Melvin-Melville. John Colvin in the parish of Bothkennar, 1680 (Stirling). In the sixteenth century the same person is recorded as Colville and Collwyne (Protocols, II, 106,108). There was an earlier Colvin from Old English Colwine, but the Scottish surname is undoubtedly from Colville.

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

For Calvin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English, Irish, Scottish) Descendant of Calvin (bald); son of Anluan (great hero); one who came from Colleville (Col’s farm), in Normandy; descendant of Ceolwine (ship, friend).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Colvin or Colvinus was a Devonshire tenant in chief, and held his lands in the reign of Edw. the Confessor, and at the making of Domesd. See Coffin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

May be derived from calbhin, a diminutive of calb, 'bald'

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Colvin Last Name Facts

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

Colvin (Hindi: कोल्विन, Marathi: वीन) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Colvin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,661st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 204,804 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Colvin reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 178,966th most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,819 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 30,174 people, or 1 in 12,012. In The United States Colvin is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 6 percent reside and Alabama, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States Colvin is found in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Colvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Colvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Colvin surname rose 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 342 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 79 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 5,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Colvin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Colvin last name are 18.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.85% registered with the political party.

The amount Colvin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning 359,393 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.72% more than the national average, earning R 248,844 per year; in United States they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $41,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $53,172 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cholvin92175/
Colvine9297/
Collvin9243/
Colving926/
Colvina925/
Colvein921/
Colvinnc861/
Calvin8321,869/
Colven83200/
Solvin83153/
Kolvin8337/
Colvim833/
Calvain77490/
Chalvin77360/
Scalvin77114/
Calvine77104/
Calvina7720/
Kolvina7715/
Calvein775/
Solvien774/
Calvien772/
Callvin772/
Calving771/
Calvinn771/
Calvion771/
Calvoin771/
Colbine770/
Calvint770/
Colbain770/
Colbuin770/
Colvent770/
Caulvin770/
Colvean770/
Colboin770/
Colwine770/
Coulbine712/
Cahlving711/
Kelvin6722,596/
Salvin671,474/
Kalvin671,132/
Jalvin67405/
Kálvin67223/
Solven67100/
Calven6741/
Calvén6716/
Kolvyn6714/
Zalvin6713/
Kolven6712/
Calvín679/
Caullvine678/
Cölven677/
Calvyn673/
Coolbeing671/

Colvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Colvin in the Hindi language
कोल्विनkolvina-
Colvin in the Marathi language
वीनvina66.67
कॉलवीनkolavina33.33

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Colvin Reference & Research

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