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

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

An ancient parish in Dumfriesshire.

The variant form of Irvine. 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.

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

Irving is variation of the Ervin. Descendant of Erwinne or Eorwine meaning "sea, friend".

The family name is a variant form of Irvine. One who came from Irvine or Irving, i.e., green river, the names of sevral villages in Scotland.

How popular is Irving?

Irving is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Wales.

Irving is ranked 12170 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Irving bearers increased by 6.42 per cent in 2010 US census to 14896 since 2000, the surname slipped by 61 spots and ranked at 2433. The last name was found in around 5 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 51.42 54.1
Black 40.75 40.28
Hispanic or Latino 2.93 1.71
Others 2.68 1.85
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.74 1.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.41
Irving is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Jamaica lie ahead in terms of density. Around 46185 people have been found who wears Irving as their family name. Irving is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Irving:
2,296 United States19,987
736 England10,541
Countries with thousands of Irving:
856 Australia4,626
1,343 Canada4,095
462 Scotland2,167
320 Jamaica1,482
591 New Zealand1,214
Countries with hundreds of Irving:
14,192 South Africa454
1,344 Wales256
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,121 Sweden87
92,852 Philippines87
2,304 Panama85
4,039 Ireland78
29,555 Spain71
31,316 Netherlands70
5,540 Liberia69
18,093 Mexico67
6,481 Dominican Republic62
2,431 Suriname58
4,447 Singapore51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
206,021 Thailand46
3,962 Northern Ireland41
154,208 France39
14,920 Denmark32
242,644 Russia25
194,228 Brazil24
815 Isle of Man23
3,715 Guyana21
981 Jersey20
177,866 Germany18
3,072 Costa Rica17
4,769 China15
34,015 Norway14
25,221 United Arab Emirates13
7,200 Trinidad and Tobago12
28,211 Venezuela12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
54,181 Israel10
1,511 Aruba9
2,328 Belize9
460,137 Indonesia9
30,726 Qatar9
58,198 Switzerland9
714 Vanuatu9
922 Cayman Islands8
91,312 Czechia8
134,908 Malaysia8
89,472 Belarus6
14,597 Haiti6
26,877 Uruguay6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman William Irving from Ireland aboard the Independence from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 37 years old when he arrived in USA on May 26, 1846. 35 years old Margaret Irving, Flora Irving, aged 17, Elizabeth Irving, aged 9, 6 years old Mary-Jane Irving, Anne Irving (2), Elizth. Irving, aged 32, 20 years old William Irving, Workwoman Mrs Irving, and 33 other Irving around 50% of whom were workman while others worked as servant migrated to US.

From Germany

C.T. Irving worked as joiner and hailed from Germany. 35 years old embarked for USA from Bremen on Europe and arrived on May 27, 1850. Laborer U-Mr. Irving, are others that migrated to US.

Irving Namesakes

  • Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, well known English dramatist and novelist
  • T. B. Irving, Canadian-American Muslim author, professor
  • Anne-Marie Irving, former field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand
  • Jay Irving, American cartoonist notable for his syndicated strip 'Pottsy' about an overweight, goodnatured, dutiful New York police officer
  • Ernest Irving, English composer and conductor
  • Martin Howy Irving, English rower and educationist
  • Sydney Irving, British Labour Co-operative politician
  • Dan Irving, British socialist activist and Labour Party Member of Parliament
  • Matt Irving, Scottish musician perhaps best known as the bass guitar player for Manfred Mann's Earth Band between 1981 and 1986
  • Jayne Irving, British TV presenter best
  • Samuel C. Irving, served as mayor of the City of Berkeley
  • Edward A. Irving, geologist and scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada
  • John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter
  • Washington Irving, American short story writer, essayist, biographer
  • David Irving, English author and Holocaust denier
  • Henry Irving, English stage actor
  • Edward Irving, Scottish clergyman
  • Amy Irving, American film, stage, and television actress
  • Clifford Irving, American novelist and investigative reporter
  • K. C. Irving, was one of Canada's foremost entrepreneurs of the 20th century and ranked as one of the world's leading industrialists
  • James K. Irving, Canadian businessman
  • John E. Irving, Canadian businessman
  • Arthur Irving, Canadian billionaire businessman
  • Frazer Irving, British comic book artist
  • Liz Irving, squash coach and former professional squash player
  • Karen Irving, Canadian writer
  • Charles Irving, British Conservative Member of Parliament for Cheltenham
  • Leland Irving, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Godfrey Irving, senior Australian Army officer during the First World War
  • Penny Irving, former actress and 'Sun' newspaper Page 3 model
  • Henry Turner Irving, British Civil Servant and Colonial Administrator
  • Harry Brodribb Irving, British stage actor and actor-manager; the eldest son of Sir Henry Irving and his wife Florence
  • George S. Irving, American actor known primarily for his character roles on Broadway
  • Sam Irving, Irish footballer and manager
  • Barrington Irving, Barrington Antonio Irving, Jr
  • Leonard Irving, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • Aemilius Irving, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Keneil Irving, Cayman Islands cricketer
  • Frederick Augustus Irving, United States Army officer

Irving Namesakes

  • Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, well known English dramatist and novelist
  • T. B. Irving, Canadian-American Muslim author, professor
  • Anne-Marie Irving, former field hockey goalkeeper from New Zealand
  • Jay Irving, American cartoonist notable for his syndicated strip 'Pottsy' about an overweight, goodnatured, dutiful New York police officer
  • Ernest Irving, English composer and conductor
  • Martin Howy Irving, English rower and educationist
  • Sydney Irving, British Labour Co-operative politician
  • Dan Irving, British socialist activist and Labour Party Member of Parliament
  • Matt Irving, Scottish musician perhaps best known as the bass guitar player for Manfred Mann's Earth Band between 1981 and 1986
  • Jayne Irving, British TV presenter best
  • Samuel C. Irving, served as mayor of the City of Berkeley
  • Edward A. Irving, geologist and scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada
  • John Irving, American novelist and screenwriter
  • Washington Irving, American short story writer, essayist, biographer
  • David Irving, English author and Holocaust denier
  • Henry Irving, English stage actor
  • Edward Irving, Scottish clergyman
  • Amy Irving, American film, stage, and television actress
  • Clifford Irving, American novelist and investigative reporter
  • K. C. Irving, was one of Canada's foremost entrepreneurs of the 20th century and ranked as one of the world's leading industrialists
  • James K. Irving, Canadian businessman
  • John E. Irving, Canadian businessman
  • Arthur Irving, Canadian billionaire businessman
  • Frazer Irving, British comic book artist
  • Liz Irving, squash coach and former professional squash player
  • Karen Irving, Canadian writer
  • Charles Irving, British Conservative Member of Parliament for Cheltenham
  • Leland Irving, Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Godfrey Irving, senior Australian Army officer during the First World War
  • Penny Irving, former actress and 'Sun' newspaper Page 3 model
  • Henry Turner Irving, British Civil Servant and Colonial Administrator
  • Harry Brodribb Irving, British stage actor and actor-manager; the eldest son of Sir Henry Irving and his wife Florence
  • George S. Irving, American actor known primarily for his character roles on Broadway
  • Sam Irving, Irish footballer and manager
  • Barrington Irving, Barrington Antonio Irving, Jr
  • Leonard Irving, U.S. Representative from Missouri
  • Aemilius Irving, Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Keneil Irving, Cayman Islands cricketer
  • Frederick Augustus Irving, United States Army officer

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