Last Name IRWIN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Irvine, a parish in Ayrshire; 'of Irving,' a parish in Dumfriesshire.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Samoan, Falkland, Belgian, Guam

Rank 930 (2000 US census) 939 (1990 US census)
Count 34,374 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.92%, or 32284 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 2.15%, or 739 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.49%, or 168 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.66%, or 227 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.31%, or 450 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.47%, or 505 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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