About the Litvin Surname

In old registers, Litvin often stands in for Litwin. Taken at its root, Litvin points to “Someone associated with Lithuania”.

Litvin and Litwin

Only a small detail separates the spellings: Litvin has “v” where Litwin has “w”. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Litvin with 655 bearers, at rank 34,539. It sits among the 50,000 most common last names in the country.

Heraldry and the Litvin name

Arms linked to Litwin and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Litvin family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.