Mervin Surname

258,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,519 people bear this surname

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

Mervin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Merfin' or 'Mervyn' (Yonge, ii.' 54-6). The Brittany form of this famous name was Merlin. Miss Yonge says Mervyn is still in use in Wales as a font-name. The story of 'Mervyn Clytheroe' has made the name familiar to modern ears; compare Dolphin, Turpin, or Halpin, the suffix in all three cases being -fin.

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Mervin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7141:507,64642,604
French Polynesia2331:1,205168
Canada1111:331,94230,257
England911:612,28636,401
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
India721:10,653,686201,049
Australia451:599,90442,958
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
France61:11,070,454349,096
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:189,50416,696

Mervin (56,189) may also be a first name.

Mervin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Merfin' or 'Mervyn' (Yonge, ii.' 54-6). The Brittany form of this famous name was Merlin. Miss Yonge says Mervyn is still in use in Wales as a font-name. The story of 'Mervyn Clytheroe' has made the name familiar to modern ears; compare Dolphin, Turpin, or Halpin, the suffix in all three cases being -fin. The Yorkshire form of the surname to-day is Murfin or Mirfin, practically the same as Mirfyn in the 14th century.

Mervin (without surname), rector of Chester-le-Street, 1085: History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham.

Matilda Marwyn, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus Mirfyne, smyght, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Myrfyn, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Mirfyn, 1379: ibid.

Edmund Marvyn, or Marwyn, 1537: Register of the University of Oxford.

1564. Married — Danyell Ashpoole and Agnes Morfyn: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1635. James Marvyn and Elizabeth Phillpott: Marriage Lic. (London).

1692. Baptised — John, s. John Mirfin, butcher: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1699. Mervin Perry, vicar of Dyrham, Gloucestershire: Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.

1710. Baptised — Ann, d. Daniel Murfin: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Mervin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mervin (Georgian: მერვინ, Hindi: मारविन, Marathi: मेरिवन, Oriya: େମରଭିନ, Russian: Мервин) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mervin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 258,906th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,797,594 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Mervin reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 16,729th most frequently held given name on earth. It is borne by 56,189 people.

The last name Mervin is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 714 people, or 1 in 507,646. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 12 percent reside, South Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 44 countries. It is also common in French Polynesia, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Mervin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mervin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mervin last name expanded 269 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mervin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Mervin surname is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mervin are 1.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Mervin earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.81% less than the national average, earning R 190,572 per year; in United States they earn 20.24% less than the national average, earning $34,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.51% more than the national average, earning $49,936 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mervine92914/
Merving9212/
Mervina926/
Mervien920/
Merrvin920/
Merrvion860/
Merrvine860/
Marvin8317,665/
Mervyn831,462/
Merven83456/
Morvin8385/
Mirvin8314/
Myrvin8311/
Merwine77159/
Marvain7723/
Mervent7713/
Myrving778/
Marvien776/
Morvain775/
Mörving773/
Merveen772/
Merwein771/
Mervyne771/
Maarvin771/
Hmarvin771/
Mervene771/
Mirvine771/
Mirvina771/
Marrvin771/
Mmarvin770/
Mervenne7195/
Meerwein7170/
Mehrwein7120/
Mierbein711/
Mervynne711/
Mayrving710/
Marven67668/
Morven67162/
Marvén678/
Mirven671/

Mervin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mervin in the Georgian language
მერვინmervin-
Mervin in the Hindi language
मारविनmaravina-
Mervin in the Oriya language
େମରଭିନemarabhina-
Mervin in the Marathi language
मेरिवनmerivana61.11
मरवीनmaravina16.67
मेरवीनmeravina8.33
मोवीनmovina5.56
मॅरिवनmerivana2.78
मॅरवीनmeravina2.78
मेरिवनानmerivanana2.78
Mervin in the Russian language
Мервинmervin-

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