The irvine Surname
irvine Name Meaning and History
Scottish, also common in northern Ireland: habitational name from
Irvine in Ayrshire, which is named from a Celtic river, Welsh
ir, yr ‘green’, ‘fresh’ + afon ‘water’. There has
been much confusion with Irving and Irwin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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