Iverson Surname

22,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Iverson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ivar'; seemingly another form of Ivo or Ive. Still in use in Denmark, and has crossed the waters in patronymic guise as Iversen (v. London Directory). My references are Welsh, and if further proof was needed of the cosmopolitan use of the name, the Irish and Scotch Maclver and Maclvor would supply the deficiency, v.

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Iverson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,7281:16,6822,110
Canada1,4001:26,3183,521
England2121:262,82120,935
Australia1591:169,78417,425
South Africa861:629,97347,084
China461:29,724,3821,576
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Estonia151:88,12015,474
France141:4,744,480251,814
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Norway81:642,78647,258
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
India81:95,883,173728,828
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4371:20,6072,611

Iverson (2,211) may also be a first name.

Iverson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ivar'; seemingly another form of Ivo or Ive. Still in use in Denmark, and has crossed the waters in patronymic guise as Iversen (v. London Directory). My references are Welsh, and if further proof was needed of the cosmopolitan use of the name, the Irish and Scotch Maclver and Maclvor would supply the deficiency, v. Ive.

Llewelyn ap Ivor, 1331. Writs of Parliament.

William ap Ivor, 1333. Writs of Parliament.

1565. Baptised — Tovall Iver's child, an Irishman, named Roger: St. Antholin (London).

1739. Married — John Iverson and Anne Couchman: Canterbury Cathedral.

Probably this is a variant of Iveson (v. Ive).

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

Iver’s (Son), Iver’s Son v. Iver, Ivar.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Danish, Swedish, Norwegian) The son of Iver (archer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A Scandiaavian surname that was anglicized from Iversen to Iverson. It means 'the son of Iver'.

- hmiverson

Iverson Last Name Facts

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

Iverson (Russian: Иверсон) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Iverson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 22,647th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 303,812 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Iverson are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 159,062nd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 2,211 people.

The surname Iverson is most common in The United States, where it is held by 21,728 people, or 1 in 16,682. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 15 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Iverson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Iverson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Iverson last name increased 892 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Iverson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Iverson last name are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Iverson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.85% more than the national average, earning R 360,852 per year; in United States they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $45,096 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.08% more than the national average, earning $49,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Iverson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Iverson in the Russian language
Иверсонiverson-

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