Kirwan
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English
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Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Ciardhubháin (“descendant of Ciardhubhán”), a personal name composed of ciar (“dark”) + dubh (“black”) + the suffix -an.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kirwan (countable and uncountable, plural Kirwans)
- A surname from Irish.
- A suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 311.