Ivemy Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ivemy Surname Definition:

I cannot suggest any satisfactory derivation. Mr. Lower writes, 'There was a favourite character in the old Christmas games called Ivy, whose antagonist was Holly: and the frolics of the Holly-boy and the Ivy-girl were maintained in Kent (on St.

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Ivemy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
Wales151:104,5614,503

Ivemy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

I cannot suggest any satisfactory derivation. Mr. Lower writes, 'There was a favourite character in the old Christmas games called Ivy, whose antagonist was Holly: and the frolics of the Holly-boy and the Ivy-girl were maintained in Kent (on St. Valentine's Day) till towards the close of the 18th century (Gent. Mag. 1779). See the Song of the "Holly and Ivy" quoted in Hone's Mysteries, where Ivy is made to be of the feminine gender:

"Holy and his mery men, they dawnsyn and they syng: Ivy and hur maydyns, they wepen and they wryng.

The singular name Ivymey, Ivimey, signifying Ivy-maiden, Mr. Ferguson thinks, may be from this source.' This view is not impossible. The surname King has generally so risen (v. King and Kingman); compare the nick.

Martin le Yungemey, Sussex, 1273. A. i.e. the young maiden.

1765. Married-Giles Ivemie and Jane Harris: St. George, Hanover Square.

1778.-Thomas Ivimey and Elizabeth Times: ibid.

1788.-John Davis and Ann Ivemey: ibid.

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

I cannot suggest any satisfactory derivation. Mr. Lower writes, 'There was a favourite character in the old Christmas games called Ivy, whose antagonist was Holly: and the frolics of the Holly-boy and the Ivy-girl were maintained in Kent (on St. Valentine's Day) till towards the close of the 18th century (Gent. Mag. 1779). See the Song of the "Holly and Ivy" quoted in Hone's Mysteries, where Ivy is made to be of the feminine gender:

"Holy and his mery men, they dawnsyn and they syng: Ivy and hur maydyns, they wepen and they wryng.

The singular name Ivymey, Ivimey, signifying Ivy-maiden, Mr. Ferguson thinks, may be from this source.' This view is not impossible. The surname King has generally so risen (v. King and Kingman); compare the nick.

Martin le Yungemey, Sussex, 1273. A. i.e. the young maiden.

1765. Married-Giles Ivemie and Jane Harris: St. George, Hanover Square.

1778.-Thomas Ivimey and Elizabeth Times: ibid.

1788.-John Davis and Ann Ivemey: ibid.

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

Ivemy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ivemy is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ivemy.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivemy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ivemy is the 2,061,309th most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Ivemy are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England Ivemy is most frequent in: East Sussex, where 27 percent are found, Hampshire, where 26 percent are found and Greater London, where 16 percent are found. Apart from England it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Ivemy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ivemy has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ivemy last name grew 308 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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