The Irving Surname
Irving is of Scottish territoral origin and possibly originated the name of an old parish in Dumfriesshire, or from Irvine in Strathclyde. It is of Gaelic origin and from the words 'ir' meaning green or fresh and 'afon' meaning water. It could also originate from Old English "Eoforwine" which translates as friend of the wild boar.
The Irving Family
There is only one Irving traced so far in my tree, which is Catherine Irving born around 1826 in Connonbie in Scotland. She married John Graham and thier daughter Marth Graham married Joseph Steel and was the mother of John Henry Steel, my Grandfather.