The Scottish surname Ervin is of habitational origin. The name is derived from the townland of Irvine in Ayrshire, Scotland or Irving in Dumfriesshire, both of which are named from a Celtic river, ir,or yr meaning “green or fresh” and afon meaning ”water.” The name is first recorded in Dumfriesshire where according to family lore they descend from Duncan " the first of Eryvine " killed at the battle of of Duncrub in 965. Today there are approximately 25,000 bearers of the name Ervin in the United States.
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