Girvan
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Gharbhain. Possibly from geàrr (“short”) + abhainn (“river”). [1] Alternatively, from garbh (“rough”).
Proper noun
editGirvan (countable and uncountable, plural Girvans)
- A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897).
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
edit- 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
editFurther reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Girvan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 48.