Irwing Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Irwing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Irwing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
United States481:7,551,228341,161
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Irwing (2,135) may also be a first name.

Irwing Last Name Facts

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

Irwing is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Irwing? popularity and diffusion

Irwing is the 1,596,935th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. The surname Irwing is predominantly found in Europe, where 46 percent of Irwing live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. Irwing is also the 162,541st most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 2,135 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England Irwing is primarily found in: Tyne and Wear, where 26 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 18 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.

Irwing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Irwing has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Irwing surname expanded 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Irwing Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Irwing last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Irwing last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

Irwing earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.51% less than the national average, earning $36,886 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirwing922/
Irwingg921/
Girwing921/
Airwings86199/
Hairwing860/
Erwing83121/
Irbing8315/
Yrwing8315/
Iruing836/
Herwing77146/
Uhrwing7711/
Earwing771/
Irvng731/
Erwingue711/
Heiruing710/
Erbing6770/
Eruing672/
Erwinc671/
Herbing62122/
Gerwink628/
Geruing621/
Jhrbng501/
Erueng501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Irwing
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