How common is the surname Ervin?

25,698 people in the United States had the surname Ervin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,014 Americans. It ranked 1,377th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ervin?

Anthony Ervin, American swimmer, followed by Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin.

Where is the surname Ervin most common?

Wikidata records people named Ervin in the United States.

Is the surname Ervin getting more or less common?

More common. 24,511 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,698 in 2010, up 4.8%.

Is Ervin also a first name?

Yes. Ervin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ervin

A German surname, carried by 25,698 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E615 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ervin is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

English, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Irvin. Also Americanized from German Erwin.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,698 people named Ervin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,014 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 24,511.

#1,377

rank among US surnames

25,698

people in 2010

8.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,321)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,368	Aquino	25,783	11,975
#1,369	Elmore	25,774	11,979
#1,370	Worley	25,758	11,986
#1,371	Simons	25,755	11,988
#1,372	Quezada	25,752	11,989
#1,373	Ott	25,738	11,996
#1,374	Ocampo	25,720	12,004

Who is named Ervin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

58% of people named Ervin identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ervins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Ervin
American swimmer, born 1981
Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin
American activist, born 1947
Joseph Wilson Ervin
American politician (1901-1945)
Amazon Eve
American model, fitness trainer, and actress, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ervin

Erving

Ervin has the Soundex code E615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E615.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ervin come from?: English, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic surname, spelling variant of Irvin. Also Americanized from German Erwin.
How common is the surname Ervin?: 25,698 people in the United States had the surname Ervin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,014 Americans. It ranked 1,377th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ervin?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Ervin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ervin?: Anthony Ervin, American swimmer, followed by Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin.
Where is the surname Ervin most common?: Wikidata records people named Ervin in the United States.
Is the surname Ervin getting more or less common?: More common. 24,511 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,698 in 2010, up 4.8%.
Is Ervin also a first name?: Yes. Ervin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.