Girvan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 9
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 6
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 1
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 2
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Girvan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Girvan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 2
Cork Cutter 1
Florist Assistant 1
Florist Employing 3 Men 1
Gentleman 1
Mercer 1
Staymaker 1
Mariner Apprentice 1
Merchant Wife 1
Servant 1
Pupil 1
House & Land 1
Retired Tradeswoman 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Girvan

Name Census Frequency
Mary Girvan 16
John Girvan 15
William Girvan 15
Elizabeth Girvan 11
James Girvan 11
Frederick Girvan 10
Thomas Girvan 10
Hugh Girvan 8
Alice Girvan 7
Charles Girvan 7
Margaret Girvan 6
Agnes Girvan 5
Jane Girvan 5
Alexander Girvan 4
David Girvan 4
Douglas Girvan 4
Emma Girvan 4
George Girvan 4
Janet Girvan 4
Joseph Girvan 4
Louisa Girvan 4
Robert Girvan 4
Ann Girvan 3
Edith Girvan 3
Edward Girvan 3

Girvan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Garvin 67% 976
2 Garvan 83% 470
3 Graven 50% 469
4 Gorvin 67% 378
5 Girvin 83% 279
6 Girvan 100% 260
7 Garven 67% 214
8 Groven 50% 101
9 Gervin 67% 100

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The surname Girvan is the 6th most popular variant of Garvin.

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