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)
- A surname from Irish.
- A suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
Derived terms
- Kirwanian
- kirwanite
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirwan is the 12732nd 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