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Etymology

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Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Gharbhain. Possibly from geàrr (short) + abhainn (river). [1] Alternatively, from garbh (rough).

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Girvan (countable and uncountable, plural Girvans)

  1. A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).
  2. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Girvan is the 48256th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 438 individuals. Girvan is most common among White (89.73%) individuals.

References

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  1. ^ Henry Harrison (1969) Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary[1], reprint edition, volume 1, Genealogical Publishing Com, →ISBN, page 165 of 622

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