Find out how popular the last name McIrvin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McIrvin.

McIrvin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McIrvin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McIrvin in America

McIrvin is the 62903rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McIrvin surname appeared 318 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname McIrvin.

We can also compare 2010 data for McIrvin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McIrvin

The surname McIrvin has its origins in Scotland, with the earliest records dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to be a variant of the Scottish surname McEwan or McEwen, which is derived from the Gaelic personal name "Eoghan" or "Eughan," meaning "well-born" or "from the good stock."

The name McIrvin is thought to have originated in the regions of Argyll and Ayr, where the McEwan clan was prominent. The prefix "Mc" is a common Scottish patronymic denoting "son of," indicating that the name initially referred to the son of someone named Eoghan or Eughan.

One of the earliest known references to the name McIrvin can be found in the records of the Presbytery of Ayr from the year 1590, where a person named John McIrvin is mentioned. Another early record dates back to 1622, when a James McIrvin is listed in the Register of the Privy Council of Scotland.

In the 17th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of Scotland, including the Highlands and the Borders region. A notable bearer of the name was Archibald McIrvin, a Scottish minister who served as the minister of Kilmichael Glassary in Argyllshire in the late 17th century.

During the 18th century, several individuals with the surname McIrvin are recorded in various Scottish parish records. One such person was William McIrvin, who was born in Ayr in 1712 and later became a prominent merchant in Glasgow.

As the centuries progressed, the surname McIrvin underwent various spelling variations, including McIrven, McIrvine, and McIrvyne. These variations were likely due to regional dialects, pronunciation differences, and the inconsistent spelling practices of the time.

Other notable bearers of the surname McIrvin include John McIrvin, a Scottish soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War, and Robert McIrvin, a Scottish-born settler who established one of the first farms in the Niagara region of Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada) in the late 18th century.

While the surname McIrvin is relatively rare, it has maintained a presence in Scotland and has spread to other parts of the world through immigration and migration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McIrvin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McIrvin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McIrvin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McIrvin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McIrvin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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