Irving

Irving is both a surname and a masculine given name. The surname is of Scottish origin, derived from Irvine in Ayrshire, and it spread to North America with settlers. As a given name, Irving is used in English-speaking countries and is sometimes adopted from the surname.

Notable people with the surname Irving include Washington Irving (1783–1859), the American author famous for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle; Sir Henry Irving (1838–1905), the English stage actor; and John Irving (born 1942), American novelist and screenwriter.

Notable people with the given name Irving include Irving Berlin (1888–1989), American composer and lyricist; and Irving Penn (1917–2009), American photographer.

Irving, Texas, is a city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The name is used for other places in the United States as well.

Canada's Irving family operates a diversified business network, including J. D. Irving, Limited and Irving Oil, based in New Brunswick.