# Erwin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/erwin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 22,496 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,594 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 13,724 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.7% (22,120 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɝwɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Erwin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Erwin in the United States and Austria.

## People named Erwin

- Stuart Erwin, American actor (1903–1967)
- Bill Erwin, American actor (1914–2010)
- Mike Erwin, American actor
- Ralph Erwin, Austrian composer
- Terry Lee Erwin, American entomologist (1940–2020)
- Guy Erwin, American bishop
- Booker Ervin, American saxophonist (1930–1970)
- Helen Donath, American soprano

## Similar surnames

Erne.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.