Kirwan

English

Alternative forms

• Kerwin

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardhubháin (“descendant of Ciardhubhán”), a personal name composed of ciar (“dark”) + dubh (“black”) + the suffix -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɜː(ɹ)wən/

Proper noun

Kirwan (countable and uncountable, plural Kirwans)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Derived terms

• Kirwanian
• kirwanite

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirwan is the 12732^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2424 individuals. Kirwan is most common among White (91.46%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kirwan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 311.

Anagrams

• warnik