Garvin Surname
Approximately 21,991 people bear this surname
Garvin Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French-Teut. form of the Anglo-Saxon Gárwine = Spear-Friend [Old Saxon O.H.Ger. gér = Old Norse geir-r = Old English gár, a spear + Old Saxon O.H.Ger. wini = Old Norse vin-r = Old English wine, a friend]
Garvin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,959 | 1:20,183 | 2,551 |
| Canada | 796 | 1:46,288 | 5,680 |
| Spain | 771 | 1:60,638 | 5,500 |
| Australia | 596 | 1:45,295 | 5,683 |
| England | 553 | 1:100,756 | 10,630 |
| Ireland | 279 | 1:16,878 | 1,854 |
| Northern Ireland | 196 | 1:9,413 | 1,523 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 137 | 1:9,956 | 1,377 |
| Philippines | 99 | 1:1,022,608 | 86,972 |
| Scotland | 61 | 1:87,767 | 6,275 |
| Indonesia | 60 | 1:2,204,153 | 134,948 |
| Honduras | 57 | 1:154,674 | 1,998 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Jamaica | 50 | 1:57,399 | 3,142 |
| New Zealand | 47 | 1:96,347 | 13,070 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Nigeria | 8 | 1:22,142,845 | 310,552 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 254 | 1:17,440 | 2,125 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 166 | 1:146,840 | 13,053 |
| Scotland | 109 | 1:34,341 | 2,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,755 | 1:13,374 | 1,716 |
The alternate forms: Garvín (15) are calculated separately.
Garvin (4,956) may also be a first name.
Garvin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Teut.) the French-Teut. form of the Anglo-Saxon Gárwine = Spear-Friend [Old Saxon O.H.Ger. gér = Old Norse geir-r = Old English gár, a spear + Old Saxon O.H.Ger. wini = Old Norse vin-r = Old English wine, a friend]
Ó Gairbhin A sept of the southern Uí Neill which migrated to Mayo. Now often Garvey. IF 156
Ó Gairbhin A sept of the southern Uí Neill which migrated to Mayo. Now often Garvey. IF 156
(Irish) Grandson of little Garbh (rough).
Garvin Demographics
Average Male Garvin Height
176.93 cm
Average Female Garvin Height
162.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Garvin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garvin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garvin (Hindi: गार्विन, Marathi: गाव, Russian: Гарвин) is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Garvín. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garvin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,554th most widespread last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,388 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Garvin live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 96,746th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 4,956 people.
The surname Garvin is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 17,959 people, or 1 in 20,183. In The United States Garvin is mostly concentrated in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and South Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Spain, where 4 percent are found.
Garvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Garvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Garvin surname grew 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 110 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Garvin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Garvin last name is primarily Catholic (55%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Garvin last name are 12.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.53% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Garvin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.27% less than the national average, earning 331,314 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 316.14% more than the national average, earning R 988,908 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.45% less than the national average, earning $20,557,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $48,142 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garvin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garvin in the Marathi language | ||
| गाव | gava | 93.33 |
| गारवीन | garavina | 6.67 |
| Garvin in the Hindi language | ||
| गार्विन | garvina | 50 |
| गर्विन | garvina | 50 |
| Garvin in the Russian language | ||
| Гарвин | garvin | - |
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Garvin Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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