Last name Colvin (Colvin 
, 柯文 , Колвин) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Colvin is characteristic of Guam, where it is quite a common surname, the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Colvin is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Colvin | United Kingdom, China, United States, Australia, Canada |
| 柯文 | China |
| קולווין | Israel |
| alexandre colvin (b. 1596) |
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colvin smith British artist 1795-1875, GB (b. 1795) |
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john russell colvin English colonial administrator (1807-1857), IN (b. 1807) |
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| jacob colvin writer (b. 1762) |
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| james colquhoun colvin (1768-1847) (b. 1768) |
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james colvin New Zealand politician (1844-1919), NZ (b. 1844) |
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| john colvin British civil engineer (1794-1871) (b. 1794) |
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sidney colvin English curator and literary and art critic, GB (b. 1845) |
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walter mytton colvin British colonial administrator, MM (b. 1847) |
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| anna maria colvin (1804-1867) (b. 1804) |
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| andrew j. colvin American politician, US (b. 1808) |
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| thomas colvin IN (b. 1799) |
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| oliver d. colvin American politician, US (b. 1814) |
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sarah tarleton colvin American nurse and suffragist, US (b. 1865) |
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| benjamin colvin American politician, US (b. 1827) |
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