Frequency: (215)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
English: from the Middle English personal name Alwin or Elwin, a falling together of various Old English personal names: Ælfwine ‘elf friend’, Æðelwine ‘noble friend’, Ealdwine ‘old friend’, and others.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
