How common is the surname Irvin?

21,263 people in the United States had the surname Irvin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,520 Americans. It ranked 1,695th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Irvin?

Michael Irvin, American football player, actor, and sports commentator (born 1966), followed by Monte Irvin.

Where is the surname Irvin most common?

Wikidata records people named Irvin in the United States.

How do you pronounce Irvin?

Irvin is /ˈɝvɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Irvin getting more or less common?

More common. 20,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,263 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Irvin also a first name?

Yes. Irvin 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 Irvin

A surname, carried by 21,263 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɝvɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex I615 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). Irvin is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,263 people named Irvin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,520 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,776.

#1,695

rank among US surnames

21,263

people in 2010

7.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,583)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,687	Doss	21,366	14,450
#1,689	Stiles	21,357	14,456
#1,690	Willard	21,352	14,460
#1,691	Waddell	21,301	14,494
#1,692	Stanford	21,295	14,498
#1,693	Latham	21,277	14,511
#1,694	Zhu	21,265	14,519

Who is named Irvin

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

68% of people named Irvin identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Irvins

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Irvin
American football player, actor, and sports commentator (born 1966)
Monte Irvin
American Hall of Fame baseball player (1919–2016)
Bruce Irvin
American football player (born 1987)
Moe Irvin
American actor, born 1953
Sandora Irvin
American basketball player (born 1982)
Zak Irvin
American basketball player (born 1994)
Leslie Irvin
American parachutist (1895-1966)
Marissa Irvin
American tennis player, born 1980
Shirley Fry
American tennis and badminton player (1927–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Irvin

Irvin has the Soundex code I615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I615.

Questions

How common is the surname Irvin?: 21,263 people in the United States had the surname Irvin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,520 Americans. It ranked 1,695th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Irvin?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Irvin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Irvin?: Michael Irvin, American football player, actor, and sports commentator (born 1966), followed by Monte Irvin.
Where is the surname Irvin most common?: Wikidata records people named Irvin in the United States.
How do you pronounce Irvin?: Irvin is /ˈɝvɪn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Irvin getting more or less common?: More common. 20,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,263 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Irvin also a first name?: Yes. Irvin 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.