as a Last Name
- 9,658
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Marvin
Meaning & Origins
English: 1. from the Middle English personal name Merewine (Old English Maerwin, from mær ‘fame’ + win ‘friend’). 2. from the Old English personal name Merefinn, derived from Old Norse Mora-Finnr. 3. from the Old English personal name Mǣrwynn, composed of the elements mǣr ‘famous’, ‘renowned’ + wynn ‘joy’. 4. from the Welsh personal name Merfyn, Mervyn, composed of the Old Welsh elements mer, which probably means ‘marrow’, + myn ‘eminent’.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 9,658
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alaska
- has the most people named Marvin per capita
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