Irven Surname

420,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 825 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Irven Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to 1 Irvine (Ayrshire), anciently Earwine, Irewin, Irvin, Orewin (A.D. 1295), Yrewen (12th cent.) [The town is named from the river. Johnston, ‘Place-Names of Scotland’ (2nd ed., p. 167), with apparently the concurrence of the late Dr.

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Irven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey3731:208,63715,162
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Canada901:409,39536,056
England731:763,26141,903
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:265,70721,729

Irven (1,167) may also be a first name.

Irven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to 1 Irvine (Ayrshire), anciently Earwine, Irewin, Irvin, Orewin (A.D. 1295), Yrewen (12th cent.) [The town is named from the river. Johnston, ‘Place-Names of Scotland’ (2nd ed., p. 167), with apparently the concurrence of the late Dr. A. MacBain, gives without reserve the etymology of Gaelic iar, west + abhuinn ( = Welsh afon), river. This is not convincing as to the first element: the 13th cent. form Orewin noted above rather points to Gaelic (and Irish) odhar (dh as h), dun, brown; the other forms being oblique (see under Mac Guire). This is the etymology given by Joyce (‘Irish Names of Places,’ ii. 287) for the Irish river-names Ire and Nier (n- Ier). But, after all, as the Irvine is in the old Strathclyde region it is questionable whether the name is not merely the O.Wel. (afon) erwyn-er, intens. prefix + (g)wyn—white (river)] 2 Irving or Irvine (Dumfriesshire). The Irvine burn here is East-flowing. W. F. Irvine, F.S.A., says that ‘by far the largest clan of the name were settled round the Dumfriesshire Irvine.’ Gude Sir Allexander Irvine, The much renownit Laird of Drum.— The Battle of Harlaw, 217-8.

There has been some confusion with Irwin (English) = Erwin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Irven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Irven (Georgian: ირვენ, Russian: Ирвен) is found in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Irven? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 420,458th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 8,833,389 people. The surname Irven occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Irven are found; 44 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 232,543rd most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 1,167 people.

The surname Irven is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 373 people, or 1 in 208,637. In Turkey Irven is most prevalent in: Van Province, where 42 percent are found, Diyarbakir Province, where 20 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Turkey this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Irven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Irven has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Irven last name rose 128 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Irven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Irven surname are 16.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Irven earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.38% more than the national average, earning R 397,764 per year; in United States they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $43,100 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $50,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Girven91569/
Iorven917/
Irvenå916/
Eirven916/
Irvene915/
Irvien912/
Jirven911/
Irvein911/
Hirven910/
Irveen910/
Irvesen831/
Irvin8031,462/
Erven802,085/
Irvem8084/
Urven8029/
Èrven801/
Irvine7348,216/
Irving7346,189/
Girvin731,903/
Gerven73239/
Iruene73149/
Earven7393/
Ervien7375/
Eirvin7362/
Irvina7353/
Airvin7321/
Jirvén738/
Herven737/
Erveen737/
Irvint734/
Ervent733/
Irvyne732/
Irrvin731/
Erhven731/
Irvinn731/
Irwein731/
Eurven731/
Yorven731/
Hurven731/
Irbene731/
Iervin730/
Ervein730/
Jirvin730/
Irvoin730/
Hirvin730/
Hervein6737/
Hervent6726/
Jirving6720/
Ervenne6711/
Hirving679/
Eirvine676/
Irvaine672/
Erveing672/
Hervien671/
Irvinne671/
Earveen671/
Eerveen671/
D'Irvin671/
Girbean671/
Hirweun671/
Geerven671/
Hervene671/
Gervein671/
Gerveen670/
Hervean670/
Eirving670/
Erveine670/

Irven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Irven in the Georgian language
ირვენirven-
Irven in the Russian language
Ирвенirven-

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