Ervin Last Name Facts and Heraldry

Ervin is an English surname. The usual explanation, from Elsdon Smith, is “descendant of Erwinne or Eorwine (sea, friend)”.

• The name also appears as Erwin.
• It is a patronymic: it named a person after a father or forebear.
• Ervin ranked 1,377 in the 2010 US Census, with 25,698 people answering to the name.

Arms associated with the name

Sharing the Ervin name is not the same as sharing a crest; arms were granted to individual families. Want more than a summary? See the Ervin family name pack.