# Skirvin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/skirvin/  
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) | 1,079 |
| US rank (2010) | 23,532 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 286,140 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.4% (1,024 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

The surname Skirvin may be of old Norse origin (possibly the name of a village), with many later instances of the name in the United Kingdom, primarily Scotland. The earliest instances of the name within the United States are found in Maryland dating back to the 1720s.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Skirvin 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) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Similar surnames

Servin, Scribner, Serafin, Scrivner, Scriven, Servantes, Serafini, Serbin, Schraufnagel, Sarafian.

## 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.