Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
COLVIN
There are approximately 2,799 people named Colvin in the UK. That makes it the 3,461th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 44 are named Colvin.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
Related and similar surnames
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The Colvin surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLVIN. Colvin or Colvinus was a Devonshire tenant in chief, and held his lands in the reign of Edw. the Confessor, aud at the making of Domesd. See Coffin.