Erwin Surname

13,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Erwin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Irvine, 'a parish in Ayrshire; (a) 'of Irving,' a parish in Dumfriesshire. That all these variants come of one or two stocks is incontestable. Mr. Robert Bruce Armstrong in his book, The Debateable Land (p.

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Erwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States32,2341:11,2451,396
Indonesia5,9351:22,2832,698
Canada9061:40,6685,067
Australia6971:38,7315,034
Micronesia6261:17024
Northern Ireland4021:4,590892
England3561:156,51114,782
Germany2971:271,06228,716
Scotland1311:40,8693,816
South Africa1161:467,04938,892
Poland891:427,06544,572
Iran701:1,096,89349,021
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Jamaica291:98,9644,125
Philippines281:3,615,651151,287
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Guam121:13,3432,098
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
China91:151,924,6187,954
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
India71:109,580,769786,157
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
France51:13,284,544357,392
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Wales51:618,90625,852
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Malta11:430,2723,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3971:11,1581,556
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:158,28213,752
Scotland481:77,9844,336
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5351:7,685983

Erwin (721,968) may also be a first name.

Erwin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Irvine, 'a parish in Ayrshire; (a) 'of Irving,' a parish in Dumfriesshire. That all these variants come of one or two stocks is incontestable. Mr. Robert Bruce Armstrong in his book, The Debateable Land (p. 185), finds the following variations of this border name: Irving, Erwing, Erwyn, Irrwin, Irrwing, Irveyn, Irwynn, and Urwen. The last is a well known form of the surname in Northumberland. This is the only variant without representation in my copy of the London Directory. It is not often that a surname is found with three different initial letters.

Cristofer Urwen, of Boneshawe, Northumberland, 1547: Armstrong's Debateable Land, Appendix.

Cuthbert Urwen, of Robbegate, Northumberland, 1547: ibid.

1752. Married — Thomas Davis and Thomasine Urwin: St. George, Hanover Square.

1759. — Thomas Reading and Isabella Irwing: ibid.

1762. — Joseph Irving and Marcy Scott: ibid.

1763. — Laurence Irvine and Lydia K. Chamberlayne: ibid.

1769. — William Irwin and Mary Dalton: ibid.

1800. — Gardiner Greene and Elizabeth Clarke, witness George Erving: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Erewine, Eorwine [the second element is the Old English wine, friend; the first prob. represents Old English (archaic) eár, earth, or eár, sea] Augustus son Erwin.—Hundred Rolls (Celtic) for the Irish O'Heireamhoin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A sept of O’Hirwen (Ó hEireamhóin) did exist in Offaly, but nearly all Irwins are of planter stock in Ulster. App infra; MIF 151

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English, German) Descendant of Erwinne or Eorwine (sea, friend).

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

An ancient parish in Dumfriesshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Beautiful, fair.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Welsh, Erwyn, very fair, white. Urfionn, Gaelic, beautiful, fair.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Local. From a river and town of the same name in Ayrshire, Scotland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Perhaps contracted from Mac Heremon, ‘Here- mon’s Son.' Heremon was the seventh in descent from Milesius, and became monarch of all Ireland.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Erwin Last Name Facts

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

Erwin (Arabic: ارفن, Hindi: ऐरविन, Oriya: ଇରୱିନ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,209th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 171,945 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Erwin are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,328th most common forename throughout the world, borne by 721,968 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 32,234 people, or 1 in 11,245. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 81 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Erwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Erwin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 273 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Erwin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Erwin surname is primarily Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States Erwin are 14.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Erwin earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.37% more than the national average, earning R 307,428 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $42,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $52,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erwine91648/
Herwin91487/
Eirwin9132/
Earwin9117/
Erwinh9116/
Erwinn9115/
Erwien9112/
Erwain916/
Eurwin912/
Errwin911/
Eerwin911/
Erwein911/
Erwinc911/
Aerwin910/
Erwn892/
Herwijn8390/
Ehrwein8344/
Erwaine838/
Erwoine832/
Errwein831/
Hierwin830/
Earwine830/
Irwin8081,407/
Orwin801,685/
Arwin801,168/
Erbin80688/
Erwen8043/
Erwim809/
Eruin807/
Erwyn806/
Eerwn802/
Erwén802/
Yrwin801/
Jrwin800/
Eyrwn800/
Erwoinne7712/
D'Eirwin771/
Erwingue771/
Herbin736,540/
Harwin73871/
Irwine73103/
Herwyn7368/
Etruin7357/
Horwin7333/
Earbin7318/
Heerwn7314/
Herwen737/
Ehrwen735/
Irwwin734/
Eruing732/
Irwinn732/
Oirwin732/
Geruin732/
Irwein731/
Heruin731/
Irrwin731/
Irwion731/
Irwain731/
Eirwen731/
Orwinn730/
Hirwin730/
Arwien730/
Irwoin730/
Ahrwin730/
Jirwin730/
Erbn6726/
Erwenne6724/
Hörwing6719/
Orwn6715/
Irwn672/
Eruhina672/
Yrwn671/
Arwn671/
Irwingg671/
D'Irwin671/
Heruhin671/
Jirwine670/

Erwin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erwin in the Hindi language
ऐरविनairavina-
Erwin in the Oriya language
ଇରୱିନirawina50
ଆରବିନarabina50
Erwin in the Arabic language
ارفنarfn-
اروينarwyn-

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