How common is the surname Irwin?

34,297 people in the United States had the surname Irwin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,002 Americans. It ranked 1,019th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Irwin?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Irwin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Irwin?

Steve Irwin, Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006), followed by Bill Irwin.

Where is the surname Irwin most common?

Wikidata records people named Irwin in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 2 other countries.

How do you pronounce Irwin?

Irwin is /ˈɝwɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Irwin getting more or less common?

Less common. 34,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,297 in 2010, down 0.2%.

Is Irwin also a first name?

Yes. Irwin 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 Irwin

A patronymic surname, carried by 34,297 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɝwɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex I650 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). Irwin is more common than 99.4% of them.

Origin

From a medieval given name Erwin, from Eoforwine, from Old English eofor (“boar”) + wine (“friend”), the latter of which is from Proto-West Germanic *wini.

Irwin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 34,297 people named Irwin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,002 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 34,374.

#1,019

rank among US surnames

34,297

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #930)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,010	Baird	34,721	8,892
#1,011	Riggs	34,506	8,948
#1,012	Braun	34,491	8,951
#1,013	Werner	34,488	8,952
#1,014	Quinones	34,468	8,957
#1,015	Saldana	34,434	8,966
#1,016	Mercer	34,431	8,967

Who is named Irwin

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

93% of people named Irwin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Irwins

25 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Irwin
Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006)
Bill Irwin
American actor, clown, and comedian (born 1950)
James Irwin
American astronaut (1930-1991)
Bindi Irwin
Australian conservationist and television personality, born 1998
Tom Irwin
American actor, born 1956
May Irwin
Actress and singer (1862-1938)
Terri Irwin
American-Australian zoologist, conservationist and television host, born 1964
Ashton Irwin
Australian drummer, born 1994
Hale Irwin
American golfer, born 1945
Robert Irwin
Australian conservationist and wildlife photographer (born 2003)
Boyd Irwin
Actor (1880-1957)
Robert Irwin
American artist (1928–2023)

Notable Irwins come mostly from the United States (17), Australia (4) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Irwin

Irion

Irwin has the Soundex code I650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I650.

Questions

Where does the surname Irwin come from?: From a medieval given name Erwin, from Eoforwine, from Old English eofor (“boar”) + wine (“friend”), the latter of which is from Proto-West Germanic *wini.
How common is the surname Irwin?: 34,297 people in the United States had the surname Irwin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,002 Americans. It ranked 1,019th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Irwin?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Irwin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Irwin?: Steve Irwin, Australian zookeeper, conservationist and TV personality (1962-2006), followed by Bill Irwin.
Where is the surname Irwin most common?: Wikidata records people named Irwin in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Irwin?: Irwin is /ˈɝwɪn/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Irwin?: Irwin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Irwin getting more or less common?: Less common. 34,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 34,297 in 2010, down 0.2%.
Is Irwin also a first name?: Yes. Irwin 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.