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Origin of Irwin Total Records: 3  Origin of Irwin, Meaning of Irwin Origin: Anglicized from an old gaelic name meaning 'dark haired man' or swarthy. Variations came from whoever was recording data. People were illiterate and spelled kirwin in different ways Surnames: Kerwin, Kirwan, Kirwen, Kirwin, O'kirwin Submitted by: RACHEL PIPPIN Origin of Irwin, Meaning of Irwin Origin: My grand father was Forest Haskell Irwin m Norene Eudocia Higgins his father was Joseph G.(Gedion?) Irwin. Haskells brothers and sister were: Sallie b12-31-1856 d 1-1944 Joseph G.b 8-26-1866 d 8-28-1923 Nancy Jane (Jone?) b 12-26-1885 d 8-28-1923 John Etherige b 11-16-1887 d.7-26-1941 Adam Monroe b11-17-1889 d 4-25-1933 Charles b 10-29-1894 d 5-9-1931 Haskell b 5-12-1896 d11-11-1952 Jessie b11-2 1898 d 8-30 1975 Mabel b 11-13-1900 d 5-29-1965 Hugo b 6-11-1905 d 8-19-1952 Surnames: Joseph G Irwin Submitted by: David Irwin Origin of Irwin, Meaning of Irwin Origin: Irwin Surnames: irwin Submitted by: 2/18/2012 4:21 AM Page 1 of 1

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