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    surname help

    I'm looking for information on the surname Erwin. I can't seem to find any definitive source of the name, but I believe it is either Scottish or northern Irish. According to George F. Blacks The Surnames of Scotland:

    "Irvine: of territorial origin, Irving in Dumfriesshire and Irvine in Ayrshire; the Dumfriesshire parish was the chief source of the name; the charter of the Barony of Drum dates from1324; an offshoot of the Aberdeenshire family appears in Shetland in the mid-1500s; in Northern Ireland, the name has become confused with the Irish Erwin."

    Most other sources claim it is Scottish and one even said it's Welsh. Anyone have any ideas?
    Last edited by Bryan; 10th January 08 at 09:47 PM.

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