Kevin meaning | Last name Kevin origin

Following is the meaning of Kevin surname. Family name Kevin is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kevin
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Celtic
Meaning: From Coemhghin, the beautiful offspring, aoibhinn, pleasant, comely. Caomhan, a noble, kind and friendly man

Kevin is used as a family name or surname in Celtic languages. Kevin has 5 characters long in length.

Kevin is common in Nigeria country(ies).

Kevin is ranked 10875 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kevins plummeted by 9.278351 per cent to 352 since 2000 and slipped by 7209 spots and ranked at 57781. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 72.73 79.64
Black 11.36 12.11
Hispanic or Latino 9.66 2.84
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
4.55 2.06
Others 1.7 2.06

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kevin

How popular is Kevin?

Kevin is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Papua New Guinea is ahead in terms of density. Around 49356 people have been found who wears Kevin as their family name. Kevin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
839 South Korea10
6,940 Japan8
13,183 Thailand7
60,971 Kyrgyzstan6
2,604 Benin5
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
59,967 Moldova4
2,135 Rwanda3
1,851 Togo3
4,138 Bahrain3
10,686 Costa Rica3
19,865 Iran3
1,985 Cambodia3
6,706 Lebanon3
10,284 Kuwait2
15,591 Burkina Faso2
12,161 Wales2
4,689 Maldives2
31,767 Greece2
5,298 Botswana2
1,151 Brunei2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

John Kevin worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 21 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Jane and arrived on May 29, 1846. Immigrant Bridget Kevin, 16 years old Mary Kevin, Ann-Jane Kevin (30) Spinster, Elisabeth Kevin, aged 6, 4 years old George Kevin, Infant John Kevin, Immigrant Michael Kevin, Edward Kevin (25) Farmer, and 7 other Kevin majority of whom were spinster and others worked as farmer and workman migrated to US from Liverpool, Glasgow and Limerick.

Comments :Cleveland Brumbelow  Kevin is a masculine first name of the origin of the name is Celtic her feast is celebrated on June 3 its etymology comes from koemgen: bati well / done.

Celebrities having Kevin surname

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J. Kevin Brune Actor
Michael Kevin Darnall Actor
Dimitri Kevin Cavare Soccer player
Faiz Kevin Mangat Singer
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