Erwin

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Erwin

Gender: Masculine
Language: English, German
Etymology:
Erwin has two different origins.

1. It is an English name, coming from a surname, based on an Old English name, Eoforwin, meaning “Board Friend” from “eofor” (boar) and “win” (friend).
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2. Erwin is a German name, coming from the elements “era” (honor) and “win” (friend).

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History:
The Old English name Eoforwin, or Erwin, did not survive the Middle Ages. The surname was transferred for use as a first name in the 19th century.

The German name Erwin was common in Germany from the Middle Ages until modern times.

Erwin was a common name in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Pronunciation: ehr-vin (German), ehr-win

Alternates: Irwin, Ervin, Irvin.

See also: Irvin, Ervin.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
American author.
Irwin Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997)
American poet.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968)
German-American art historian.
Erwin Josephus Raisz (1893-1968)
Hungarian cartographer.

Military:
Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel (1891-1944)
German marshal.

Scientists and Inventors:
Erwin Finlay Freundlich (1885-1964)
German astronomer.
Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961)
Austrian physicist.
Erwin Chargaff (1905-2002)
Czech biochemist.
Erwin Wilhelm Mueller (1911-1977)
German physicist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Erwin Piscator (1893-1966)
German filmmaker.
Irwin Allen (1916-1991)
American filmmaker.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.023 % named Ervin
0.020 % named Irvin
0.015 % named Erwin
0.009 % named Irwin

0.013 % surnamed Irwin
0.011 % surnamed Ervin
0.010 % surnamed Erwin
0.009 % surnamed Irvin

Popularity of Erwin:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 543rd most popular.
1875: 445th most popular.
1900-1910: 231st most popular.
1910-1920: 246th most popular.
1920-1930: 286th most popular.
1930-1940: 376th most popular.
1940-1950: 508th most popular.
1950-1960: 543rd most popular.
1960-1970: 609th most popular.
1970-1980: 968th most popular.
1980-1990: 977th most popular.
1990: N/A
1991: 888th most popular.
1992: 953rd most popular.
1993: 981st most popular.
1994: N/A

Popularity of Irwin:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1850: 474th most popular.
1875: 360th most popular.
1900-1910: 351st most popular.
1910-1920: 379th most popular.
1920-1930: 285th most popular.
1930-1940: 308th most popular.
1940-1950: 490th most popular.
1950-1960: 818th most popular.
1960-2000: N/A