Ivatt Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ivatt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ivo' or' Ive,' diminutive Ivote, Ivette, or Ivetta (v. Ive). Ivo de Usegate was bailiff of York in 1271. A few years after we find the Church of Askam-Richard, close to the city, given by William de Archis, and Ivetta, his wife, to the Nunnery of Monkton.

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Ivatt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2011:277,20421,667
Scotland761:70,4455,436
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:256,58318,459

Ivatt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ivo' or' Ive,' diminutive Ivote, Ivette, or Ivetta (v. Ive). Ivo de Usegate was bailiff of York in 1271. A few years after we find the Church of Askam-Richard, close to the city, given by William de Archis, and Ivetta, his wife, to the Nunnery of Monkton. In 1729 Alicia Iveson was buried in St. Martin's, Micklegate. Thus in the one city we have memorials of the male, female, and hereditary use of this once famous font-name (v. History and Antiquities of York. Printed by A. Ward, 1785).

Ivote le Bolure, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John fil. Ivette, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Thomas fil. Ivettoe. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Ivetta de Inglethorpe, Norfolk, 33 Edward I: History of Norfolk.

Margaret Ivot, Norfolk, 1449: ibid.

1579. Thomas Ivatts and Johanna Stodder: Marriage Lic. (London).

1617. Anthony Younge and Lydia Ivatt: ibid.

1622. William Ivat and Anne Boardman: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Ive (q.v.)+the French diminutive suff. -at.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Flemish, Heyvaert; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Ivatts are now established in the Cambridge district. William Ivatt was churchwarden of Hardwick in the reign of Charles I. (Carter). The name of Ivette occurred in the adjoining county of Hunts in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ivatt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ivatt Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Ivatt is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ivatt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivatt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 857,026th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Ivatt reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Ivatt is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 277,204. In England Ivatt is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 28 percent live, Suffolk, where 19 percent live and Leicestershire, where 8 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Ivatt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ivatt has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ivatt surname expanded 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ivatt Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ivatt earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.25% less than the national average, earning $48,067 CAD per year.

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