McIrven Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McIrven Surname Definition:

MACIRVINE: i.e. son of a man named Irvine. An Aberdeenshire surname. William de Irwyne, Clerk of Register, obtained the Forest of Drum in free barony from Robert I in 1324 (Illusm, III, p. 292), and was thus ancestor of the Irvines of Drum.

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McIrven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

McIrven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACIRVINE: i.e. son of a man named Irvine. An Aberdeenshire surname. William de Irwyne, Clerk of Register, obtained the Forest of Drum in free barony from Robert I in 1324 (Illusm, III, p. 292), and was thus ancestor of the Irvines of Drum.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McIrven Last Name Facts

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

The last name McIrven occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McIrven? popularity and diffusion

The last name McIrven is the 14,316,765th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McIrven occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McIrven are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States McIrven is most common in: Arizona, where 100 percent are found.

McIrven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McIrven has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGirven934/
McIrvine8093/
McCreven8014/
Mcgirvin801/
Mcirving801/
McKerven800/
McIrvain800/
McAirvain750/
Mservent671/
McCervin670/

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