Galvin

English

Alternative forms

• (Irish surname): Gallivan

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Gealbháin (“descendant of Gealbhán”), a personal name composed of the elements geal (“bright”) and bán (“white”).
• Borrowed from French Galvin, either a variant of Gauvain or a nickname for a drunkard, from Old French galer (“to enjoy oneself”).

Proper noun

Galvin (countable and uncountable, plural Galvins)

1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, Washington, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Galvin is the 3018^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11882 individuals. Galvin is most common among White (84.87%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Galvin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 9.

Anagrams

• Glavin, laving