Girvin Surname

215,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,903 people bear this surname

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

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1291:321,04429,269
Australia2531:106,70211,948
Northern Ireland1611:11,4601,734
Canada1451:254,10824,080
England1081:515,90832,533
Scotland331:162,2379,329
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1791:24,7482,681
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
Scotland451:83,1834,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girving921/
Girvine920/
Guirvin920/
Irvin9131,462/
Irvine8348,216/
Irving8346,189/
Gervin831,198/
Grevin83646/
Girven83569/
Sirvin83302/
Gurvin83192/
Eirvin8362/
Irvina8353/
Airvin8321/
Irvint834/
Irvien832/
Irrvin831/
Girvim831/
Irvein831/
Cirvin831/
Irvinn831/
Zirvin831/
Iervin830/
Jirvin830/
Irvoin830/
Hirvin830/
Gerving77310/
Guervin77261/
Gervink77243/
Sirvain77181/
Gervain77139/
Chirvin7782/
Girvent7780/
Sirvein7736/
Gervind7726/
Jirving7720/
Gervina7720/
Hirving779/
Gervine779/
Eirvine776/
Grevain775/
Gervint772/
Irvaine772/
Suirvin771/
D'Irvin771/
Gervein771/
Gervion771/
Irvinne771/
Eirving770/
Gervinn770/
Ervin7335,046/
Irven73825/
Yrvin7317/
Irvim731/
Jrvin730/
Gervienė71558/
Chirvina7194/
Guervain7155/
Girzbein714/
Khirvina711/
Ngirbuin711/
Girbisin711/
Servin6761,218/
Greven674,571/
Ervina674,039/
Cervin672,037/
Erving671,888/
Sirven671,629/
Ervine671,606/
Earvin67466/
Hervin67347/
Gerven67239/
Irwine67103/
Ervien6775/
Jervin6748/
Zervin6747/
Cirven6735/
Gervén6715/
Kheirvine679/
Gurven678/
Jirvén678/
Iorven677/
Eirven676/
Irvenå676/
Irvene675/
Ervijn675/
Sirvén674/
Yrving674/
Iruine673/
Eurvin673/
Gervim673/
Eervin672/
Irvyne672/
Irvimg671/
Irbain671/
Girvem671/
Yrvain671/
Irwain671/
Jrvine671/
Jirven671/
Yrvind671/
Irwein671/
Ervain671/
Yrvine670/
Ervein670/
Ervinn670/
Irwoin670/
Errvin670/
Ervion670/
Irveen670/
Hirven670/

Girvin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girvin in the Russian language
Гирвинgirvin-

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