Garvin Surname

24,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,9591:20,1832,551
Canada7961:46,2885,680
Spain7711:60,6385,500
Australia5961:45,2955,683
England5531:100,75610,630
Ireland2791:16,8781,854
Northern Ireland1961:9,4131,523
Trinidad and Tobago1371:9,9561,377
Philippines991:1,022,60886,972
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Honduras571:154,6741,998
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Jamaica501:57,3993,142
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
India311:24,744,045333,161
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
France201:3,321,136213,627
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Norway141:367,30634,015
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Wales91:343,83718,086
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
China41:341,830,39216,990
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Dominica11:75,891912
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2541:17,4402,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1661:146,84013,053
Scotland1091:34,3412,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7551:13,3741,716

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Gairbhin A sept of the southern Uí Neill which migrated to Mayo. Now often Garvey. IF 156

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Gairbhin A sept of the southern Uí Neill which migrated to Mayo. Now often Garvey. IF 156

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Garbh (rough).

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

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garvín9415/
Garvine92199/
Gharvin92118/
Garvina925/
Garvain925/
Garving921/
Garvein921/
Garvind921/
Arvin915,127/
D'Garvin861/
Harvin833,725/
Arvind833,056/
Gervin831,198/
Garven831,077/
Earvin83466/
Gorvin83312/
Arvina83201/
Arving83122/
Garvim8336/
Airvin8321/
Arvine8316/
Arvint836/
Garvén835/
Arvien833/
Arvain831/
Arvinn831/
Garvăn831/
Aarvin831/
Garvinová801/
Gervain77139/
Gorvien7771/
Harving7750/
Harvien7747/
Garbine7747/
Gorvine7741/
Arvindh7728/
Gorvein7722/
Earving7721/
Gorvina7713/
Arvigne7711/
Garvene776/
Earvine775/
Garbain773/
Gharven773/
Garveen772/
Garvehn772/
Aurvind772/
Hearvin771/
Garuine771/
Gorvind771/
Arrvind771/
Arvaind771/
Arvindd771/
Gervein771/
Ghorvin771/
Arvindt771/
Harvink770/
Goorvin770/
Gervinn770/
Orvin73565/
Arven73103/
Arvén7378/
Arvim734/
Gervienė71558/
Harviten713/
Arvinova711/
Garvesen711/
Gharbain711/
Ngarbain711/
Gaurwein710/
Garzwein710/
Arvisent710/
Garbisen710/
Garveene710/
Arbain671,847/
Orvain67792/
Arwine67399/
Gerven67239/
Harven67165/
Earven6793/
Gorven6791/
Eirvin6762/
Arboin6745/
Arveng6725/
Arvent6723/
Arveen6722/
Orving6715/
Gervén6715/
Orvina679/
Arbein678/
Arwein677/
Arvene676/
Aurvjn675/
Eurvin673/
Arvynd673/
Orvine672/
Harvyn672/
Arwoin671/
Arwain671/
Horvin671/
Harvim670/
Arvyon670/

Garvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garvin in the Marathi language
गावgava93.33
गारवीनgaravina6.67
Garvin in the Hindi language
गार्विनgarvina50
गर्विनgarvina50
Garvin in the Russian language
Гарвинgarvin-

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Garvin Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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