Explore the Family Name Ivers
The meaning of Ivers
1. Irish: from Ó hÍomhair, ‘descendant of Íomhar’, a Gaelic form of the Old Norse personal name Ívarr (see Iverson 2), with excrescent English -s. It is occasionally Anglicized as Howard. Also a shortened form of Mac Íomhair ‘son of Íomhar’, with excrescent English -s. See McIver. 2. English: variant of Iver, with post-medieval excrescent -s, a habitational name from Iver (Buckinghamshire) named from Old English ȳfre ‘edge or brow of a hill, tip of a promontory’, or from a minor place called with the same word. 3. North German: patronymic from the personal name Ivar (see Iversen).
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How common is the last name Ivers in the United States?
Based on data collected by the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ivers has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,200 out of all surnames in the United States, but had fallen to 13,727 by 2010, representing a decrease of 3.99%. However, despite this fall in rank, the actual number of people with the Ivers surname increased slightly from 2,122 in 2000 to 2,205 in 2010, marking a 3.91% rise over the period. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight decline from 0.79 to 0.75.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #13,200 | #13,727 | -3.99% |
| Count | 2,122 | 2,205 | 3.91% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.79 | 0.75 | -5.06% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ivers
The ethnicity associated with the Ivers surname has also seen some minor changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a significant majority of individuals with the Ivers surname identified as White, accounting for 96.61%; however, this figure slightly decreased to 95.37% by 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 0.75% in 2000 to 2.13% in 2010—an impressive 184% change. The number of those identifying as Black or having two or more races saw slight decreases of 15% and 20.44% respectively. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the Ivers surname in 2000, but by 2010, these groups accounted for 0.41% and 0.32% respectively.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.61% | 95.37% | -1.28% |
| Hispanic | 0.75% | 2.13% | 184% |
| Two or More Races | 1.37% | 1.09% | -20.44% |
| Black | 0.8% | 0.68% | -15% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.41% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.32% | 0% |