Irvine is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Ireland. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Irvine
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Scotland, Ireland
Meaning:

A parish and a river of Ayrshire. The family were of long standing in the S. and S.W. of Scotland, but the descendants of William de I., of Drum, county of Aberdeen, have been seated upon that estate ever since the days of king Robert Bruce, whose armour-bearer he was, and who gave him the lands. The name has been written Irwin, Irwyn, Irvin, etc., but Irving is a distinct name.

Irvine is form of Ervin. Descendant of Erwinne or Eorwine meaning "sea, friend".

One who came from Irvine or Irving, i.e., green river, the names of sevral villages in Scotland.

How popular is Irvine?

Irvine is common in United States, Australia, England, Scotland, Canada, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales, Ireland, Fiji, Thailand.

Irvine is ranked 11662 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Irvine bearers increased by 2.96 per cent in 2010 US census to 9397 since 2000, the surname slipped by 197 spots and ranked at 3769. The last name was found in around 3 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 86.99 88.69
Black 6.04 5.83
Others 2.54 2.05
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.77
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.17 0.96
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.81 0.69
Irvine is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Northern Ireland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 48215 people have been found who wears Irvine as their family name. Irvine is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Irvine:
3,358 United States13,533
Countries with thousands of Irvine:
444 Australia8,469
1,177 England6,953
116 Scotland6,384
874 Canada6,103
105 Northern Ireland2,758
372 New Zealand1,718
Countries with hundreds of Irvine:
12,040 South Africa546
1,291 Wales266
2,115 Ireland228
748 Fiji220
79,917 Thailand155
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,088 Trinidad and Tobago80
2,644 Jamaica68
32,544 Spain60
89,144 Germany55
29,899 Japan54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
38,500 Netherlands50
4,783 Singapore47
145,815 France43
71,790 Iran38
41,883 Zimbabwe30
174,290 Brazil28
12,265 Portugal28
767 Isle of Man24
30,197 Mexico23
14,725 Qatar19
515 Bermuda19
42,433 Sweden17
4,719 New Caledonia16
188,373 Philippines15
40,624 Switzerland14
95,442 Malaysia12
39,375 Norway11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
2,003 Jersey10
18,674 Ecuador10
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
43,211 Denmark7
493,300 Russia6
11,702 China6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Collier William Irvine from Ireland aboard the Enterprise from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 26 years old when he arrived in USA on October 31, 1848. Thomas Irvine (24) Collier, 30 years old Thomas Irvine, Farmer Martha Irvine, 21 years old Sa. Irvine, Jas. Irvine (46) Immigrant, Ann Irvine (44) , Mary-Jane Irvine, U-Mr. Irvine (20) Immigrant, and 119 other Irvine around 37.5% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and tailoress, servant, dressmaker migrated to US from Liverpool, Belfast, Londonderry and Dublin.

From Italy

23 years old laborer Domenico Irvine who was residing in Sestino, Italy migrated to New York on March 6, 1888 by Karamania put out from Naples.

From Germany

23 years old laborer G Irvine and 26 years old none L. Irvine who were residing in Paris, France migrated to USA on February 22, 1886 by City Of Richmond put out from Liverpool.

Irvine Namesakes

  • Wilson Irvine, master American Impressionist landscape painter
  • Edith Irvine, wan an American photographer
  • Weldon Irvine, Weldon Jonathan Irvine Jr
  • Mat Irvine, Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer
  • Arthur Irvine, British barrister and politician
  • Lucy Irvine, British adventurer and author
  • Lyn Irvine, literary journalist and author
  • Helen Douglas Irvine, Scottish novelist
  • William D. Irvine, Canadian writer, historian and academic
  • Eddie Irvine, Edmund Irvine Jr
  • Acheson Irvine, officeholder
  • Ian Irvine, Australian fantasy and eco-thriller author and marine scientist
  • Ted Irvine, Minneapolis BruinsOklahoma City BlazersSt
  • Olive Lillian Irvine, Canadian teacher and politician
  • Hazel Irvine, Scottish television presenter
  • Lee Irvine, cricketer
  • Gary Irvine, Scottish professional footballer
  • George Irvine, American professional basketball player and coach
  • Sadie Irvine, American artist and educator
  • Michael Irvine, former British Conservative Party politician
  • Ken Irvine, to celebrate the club's 60th anniversary
  • Godman Irvine, Canadian-born British Conservative politician
  • Daniel Irvine, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s
  • Daryl Irvine, former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Reed Irvine, economist
  • Willie Irvine, former professional footballer
  • Robert Irvine, English celebrity chef and talk show host
  • Bill and Bobbie Irvine, were British professional ballroom dancers
  • Alexander C. Irvine, American fantasy and science fiction writer

Irvine Namesakes

  • Wilson Irvine, master American Impressionist landscape painter
  • Edith Irvine, wan an American photographer
  • Weldon Irvine, Weldon Jonathan Irvine Jr
  • Mat Irvine, Technical Consultant and Visual Effects Designer
  • Arthur Irvine, British barrister and politician
  • Lucy Irvine, British adventurer and author
  • Lyn Irvine, literary journalist and author
  • Helen Douglas Irvine, Scottish novelist
  • William D. Irvine, Canadian writer, historian and academic
  • Eddie Irvine, Edmund Irvine Jr
  • Acheson Irvine, officeholder
  • Ian Irvine, Australian fantasy and eco-thriller author and marine scientist
  • Ted Irvine, Minneapolis BruinsOklahoma City BlazersSt
  • Olive Lillian Irvine, Canadian teacher and politician
  • Hazel Irvine, Scottish television presenter
  • Lee Irvine, cricketer
  • Gary Irvine, Scottish professional footballer
  • George Irvine, American professional basketball player and coach
  • Sadie Irvine, American artist and educator
  • Michael Irvine, former British Conservative Party politician
  • Ken Irvine, to celebrate the club's 60th anniversary
  • Godman Irvine, Canadian-born British Conservative politician
  • Daniel Irvine, Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 2000s
  • Daryl Irvine, former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Reed Irvine, economist
  • Willie Irvine, former professional footballer
  • Robert Irvine, English celebrity chef and talk show host
  • Bill and Bobbie Irvine, were British professional ballroom dancers
  • Alexander C. Irvine, American fantasy and science fiction writer

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