as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, which is derived from the medieval given name Irwyn, Erwyn, or Everwyn, from Old English eofor ‘boar’ + wine ‘friend’. There has also been some confusion with Irving.
| 1,727th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 11,281
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 11,439
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- New York
- has the most people named Irwin per capita
- 1925
- marked the height of its popularity
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