Names / Irving
Is Irving a first name or a last name?
Irving is both: a family name in some places and a given name in others. It is mostly a given name in the United States.
How to address someone called Irving
- United States. Irving is a given name. Hi Irving on first-name terms; formally, Mr. or Ms. goes with the family name, not with Irving.
- Canada. Irving is used both ways: 45% of people from Canada with this name in our data carry it as a family name. Look at where it sits in the name and how the person signs.
- United Kingdom. Irving is used both ways: 61% of people from the United Kingdom with this name in our data carry it as a family name. Look at where it sits in the name and how the person signs.
Not sure which part of a full name is which? Check the full name with the country where the person is based.
Irving by country
People recorded in Wikidata who carry Irving as a family name or as a given name, by country of citizenship (621 in total).
| Country | As family name | As given name | Family name share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 413 | 11% |
| Canada | 25 | 30 | 45% |
| United Kingdom | 23 | 15 | 61% |
| Australia | 9 | 5 | 64% |
| Mexico | 0 | 14 | 0% |
| New Zealand | 9 | 4 | 69% |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 75% |
| Panama | 0 | 4 | 0% |
Wikidata covers notable people, so counts show how the name is used, not how many people carry it.
Irving in the United States
- As a surname: about 14,896 people in the 2010 census, rank 2,433 among US surnames.
- As a first name: 10,650 babies born between 1950 and 2017, 0% of them girls.
Irving as a given name: men or women?
About 0% of people with Irving as a given name in Wikidata are women, and 0% of US babies given the name. This describes the name, not any one person: a title is usually a safe guess, but the full name without a title is always polite.
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