Ivey Surname

16,386th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Ivey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ive,' from the pet-form Ivie or Ivey; compare Charley and Charlie, v. Ive.

1595. Married — Marke Ivy and Mary Green: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1641. William Ivie and Flora Bingley: Marriage Lic.

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Ivey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,7181:12,1971,507
England1,1511:48,4086,040
Canada9731:37,8684,772
Australia7471:36,1394,756
Jamaica6261:4,585618
New Zealand1481:30,5975,323
Wales1221:25,3652,646
Mexico1061:1,171,00214,323
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Scotland151:356,92115,763
France131:5,109,440259,941
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
India61:127,844,230863,365
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Panama51:782,45211,059
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7951:30,6614,088
Wales441:35,6461,944
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3821:14,8491,902

Ivey (4,537) may also be a first name.

Ivey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ive,' from the pet-form Ivie or Ivey; compare Charley and Charlie, v. Ive.

1595. Married — Marke Ivy and Mary Green: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1641. William Ivie and Flora Bingley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1808. Benjamin Ellis and Elizabeth Ivey: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 = Ive (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie.

2 the plant-name [Old English ífig]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Ivo (yew); one who came from St. Ives, the name of several places in England.

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

The English pronunciation of Ivet or Ivetts. See Ive.

The Norman People (1874)

Ivey is a name that has been represented in Egloshayle, in the forms of Ivy and Ivye, as far back as the reign of Henry VIII. (M.).

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

Ivey Last Name Facts

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

Ivey (Marathi: इवेय) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Ivey.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 16,386th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 214,985 people. The surname Ivey is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Ivey live; 91 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 102,082nd most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 4,537 people.

The surname Ivey is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 29,718 people, or 1 in 12,197. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and North Carolina, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States Ivey exists in 56 countries. It is also found in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Ivey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ivey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ivey surname grew 879 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 277 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 214 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ivey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ivey surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.98% registered with the political party.

The amount Ivey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 44.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,757 per year; in South Africa they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning R 244,848 per year; in United States they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $38,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.54% more than the national average, earning $51,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Givey8932/
Iveys8916/
Hivey8913/
Aivey893/
Iveey892/
Jivey891/
Eivey891/
Yivey891/
Ivy8622,421/
Ive862,652/
Huivey805/
Iveyes801/
Giveye801/
Heivey800/
Ives7524,467/
Ivie756,526/
Avey753,274/
Ivoy751,845/
Give75977/
Aive75811/
Evey75692/
Ibey75469/
Iver75435/
Iove75377/
Hive75370/
Ivee75361/
Jive75112/
Ieve7590/
Ivet7578/
Ivue7571/
Ivay7554/
Iveh7549/
Ivyy7549/
Isvy7542/
Ivei7539/
Oive7532/
Ivez7531/
Aivy7529/
Üvey7529/
Ivys7528/
Ivea7517/
Eive7514/
Ivoe7513/
I'Ve7510/
Yvey758/
Itve756/
Ivae756/
Ievy756/
Isve755/
Ivyo755/
Ivhe754/
Ived753/
Iwey753/
Uvey753/
Givy752/
Yive752/
Ivyh752/
Ivyi752/
Jvey751/
Iveu751/
Uivy751/
Ivyz751/
Uive751/
Ivhy751/
Iovy751/
Ijvy751/
Hivy751/
Ivye750/
Iviy750/
Impey672,768/
Havey672,097/
Ivaya671,729/
Hevey671,476/
Hives671,108/
Ivayo67951/
Hivet67916/
Hiver67875/
Ibeyo67460/
Eavey67438/
Gibey67322/
Huvey67317/
Ivett67284/
Ibeya67256/
Eivay67129/
Hivae6779/
Givhe6761/
Aives6760/
Eivet6759/
Iveha6757/
Ivess6755/
Hibey6755/
Ijave6749/
Aivei6748/
Isbey6744/
Isves6742/
Işver6740/
Ijove6737/
Eibey6735/
Hiveh6734/
Haive6733/
Ivoyi6733/
Oiver6730/
Điver6730/
Aivie6729/
Hoive6728/
Ibeye6727/
Givee6726/
Ðiver6724/
Jivay6722/
Ivaje6722/
Goive6722/
Uiver6721/
Uveya6721/
Ivets6718/
Heive6717/
Ibeyi6716/
Gaive6715/
Jiveh6713/
Iviya6712/
Jiwey6712/
Ievee6711/
Hivea6711/
Jives6710/
Ivajy6710/
Hiveš6710/
Jivet679/
Evgey679/
Isvez679/
Eives678/
Ivaie678/
Ichve677/
Oivea677/
Ivije677/
Hivei677/
Jiviy677/
Ajive676/
Aiveh676/
Ivhed676/
Yiver676/
Eveyi676/
Giviy675/
Jived675/
Ayive675/
Aivay675/
Heivy675/
Aivee675/
Eveyu675/
Iweye674/
Ievei674/
Ievie674/
Iyove674/
Iyave674/
Iveid674/
Uiave674/
Jiver673/
Iweya673/
Ebiey673/
Evehy673/
Aivejaya673/
Ivech673/
Uivay673/
Iveas673/
Eivez672/
Isver672/
Hivej672/
Jivez672/
Givay672/
Eiver672/
Hiwey672/
Iyeve672/
Givei672/
Ivest672/
Oives671/
Jivhe671/
Itvay671/
Ivayi671/
Ivees671/
Iveia671/
Ivooy671/
Isvee671/
Isvet671/
Ijvae671/
Hitve671/
Eivie671/
Eveyt671/
Giwey671/
Iovie671/
Ivaye671/
Ivuyi671/
Isveh671/
Ivuya671/
Ivuye671/
Iveer671/
Ivesh671/
Iveus671/
Ivayu671/
Iweyi671/
Hivay671/
Hivez671/
Hivoy671/
Jibey671/
Jivae671/
Jivoy671/
Oyive671/
Givea671/
Givie671/
Eveya671/
Eveys671/
Aivez671/
Aivye671/
Avhey671/
Haivy671/
Hivee671/
Ijeve671/
Ivojy671/
Ivoue671/
Ichvy671/
Ibeyy671/
Ijvee671/
Ivouy670/
Jieve670/
Yovey670/
Uives670/
Aiver670/
Hieby670/
Hisvy670/
Givoe670/
Ivesd670/
Hisve670/
Aevey670/

Ivey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ivey in the Marathi language
इवेयiveya-

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