# Marvin (surname)

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

A surname from Welsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Welsh |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,310 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,468 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,946 people |
| Change since 2000 | -0.6% (10,375 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹ.vɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Mervin, Mervine, Mirfin |

## Etymology

From Welsh Merfyn (“Mervyn”), probably from mêr (“marrow”) + myn (“eminent”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Marvin 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) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Marvin in the United States.

## People named Marvin

- Lee Marvin, American actor (1924–1987)
- Ursula B. Marvin, American geologist, mineralogist and historian of science (1921-2018)
- Arthur Marvin, American cinematographer (1859-1911)

## Similar surnames

Marban, Morfin, Morvant.

## 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.