Alvin Family History
Alvin Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Alvin or Alfwin from Old English Ælfwine ‘elf friend’. Compare Alwin and Elvin . Swedish: ornamental name from alv ‘elf’ + the adjectival suffix -in a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022