Girvin Surname
Approximately 1,903 people bear this surname
Girvin Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Girvan (Scotland) =? the Short River (the town is named from the river) [Gaelic gearr, short + abhainn, river]
Girvin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,129 | 1:321,044 | 29,269 |
| Australia | 253 | 1:106,702 | 11,948 |
| Northern Ireland | 161 | 1:11,460 | 1,734 |
| Canada | 145 | 1:254,108 | 24,080 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:162,237 | 9,329 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 179 | 1:24,748 | 2,681 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 60 | 1:406,256 | 24,311 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 226 | 1:222,207 | 18,866 |
Girvin (64) may also be a first name.
Girvin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Girvan (Scotland) =? the Short River (the town is named from the river) [Gaelic gearr, short + abhainn, river]
Girvin Demographics
Average Girvin Salary in
United States
$47,243 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Girvin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Girvin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Girvin (Russian: Гирвин) is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Girvin.
How Common Is The Last Name Girvin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 215,799th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,829,504 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Girvin live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 64 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,129 people, or 1 in 321,044. In The United States Girvin is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live and New York, where 12 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent live.
Girvin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Girvin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Girvin last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Girvin Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Girvin last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.13% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Girvin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning R 294,144 per year; in United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,243 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $53,351 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Girvin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Girvin in the Russian language | ||
| Гирвин | girvin | - |
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