Last Name MERVIN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Merfin or Mervyn. The Brittany form of this famous name was Merlin. The Yorkshire form of the surname is Murfin or Mirfin, practically the same as Mirfyn in the 14th century.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 40,265 (2000 US census) 33,242 (1990 US census)
Count 512 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 52.73%, or 270 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 41.21%, or 211 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.56%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 3.13%, or 16 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Ukrainian middle names

 Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

 How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po...

Most Popular Greenlandic Baby Names

 Below is the list of popular Greenlandic first names in alphabetical order.

First girl baby names:

Ane Marie Karen Johanne Sofie Dorthe Margrethe Sara Naja Anna Kristine Else Louise Helene Karoline Susanne Amalie Elisabeth Paninn...

©2015 ANC Labs Inc | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | View in: Classic | Mobile