Ivison Surname

277,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ivison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Ivo' or 'Ive.' Miss Yonge has an interesting account of this name (ii. 349-50). Probably connected with Ives, the saint who gave the title to St. Ives in Huntingdonshire (who, legend says, was a Persian bishop, and set up a hermitage on that spot), and Iva, similarly commemorated at St.

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Ivison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7231:77,0658,692
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Canada1251:294,76527,374
Australia881:306,76926,711
Scotland321:167,3079,494
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4021:60,6357,089
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Ivison (1,204) may also be a first name.

Ivison 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.' Miss Yonge has an interesting account of this name (ii. 349-50). Probably connected with Ives, the saint who gave the title to St. Ives in Huntingdonshire (who, legend says, was a Persian bishop, and set up a hermitage on that spot), and Iva, similarly commemorated at St. Ives in Cornwall The great Ivo de Taillebois reminds us of the Norman equivalent, St. Ives of Brittany; and St. Ivo de Chartres, imprisoned for his opposition to the adultery of Philip I, gave a natural impetus to the popularity of the name. v. Ivatt.

Walter fil. Ive, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William fil. Ive, Cornwall, ibid.

Ive Hook, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Ivo fil. Warin, 1306. Writs of Parliament.

Aimeric fil. Yvo. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

Antony Iveson, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

William Iveson, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

Adam Iveson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Yvo Milner, 1379: ibid.

Yvo Pape. 1379: ibid.

1592. Anthony Iveson, rector of Hayneford, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1620. Benjamin Emmens and Rose Ives: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Son of Ivo, which see, a common early personal name. Found in England in 1273 (Bardsley).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ive’s Son: v. Ive.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Ive. According to the ' Folks of Shields,' Ives or Iveson means Filius Judaii, son of the Jew. Filius Ivonis. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. From a town named St. Ives, in the county of Huntingdon, England. O'Connor derives Ive from Iber, the place of Er, the land of heroes, now pronounced Ive or Hy. Gaelic, Ives.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

For Avison, or Abison, from Abison, Aquitaine. King John, 1213, gave direction to the Viscount of Abison regarding certain affairs at Limoges (Hardy, Rot. Claus.); Peter de Abiscon was of Salop, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Ivison Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ivison is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Ivison.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ivison is the 277,207th most prevalent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,212,837 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Ivison are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 228,266th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 1,204 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 77,065. In England it is most prevalent in: Cumbria, where 29 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and Tyne and Wear, where 7 percent live. Outside of England Ivison is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Ivison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ivison has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ivison surname rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 288 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ivison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ivison surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ivison earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 38.2% less than the national average, earning R 146,856 per year; in United States they earn 8.02% less than the national average, earning $39,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.38% more than the national average, earning $69,743 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Givison9243/
Jivison9213/
Ivision929/
Aivison920/
Uivisson862/
Givision861/
Heivison861/
Evison832,668/
Iveson832,666/
Ibison83428/
Gibison77236/
Ibitson7749/
Giveson7715/
Jibison7710/
Evision778/
Evidson774/
Ibisong772/
Inpison771/
Eavison771/
Hibison771/
Ivetson771/
Gevison770/
Hevison770/
Oibison770/
Gimpison7110/
Eivesson716/
Inphison714/
Gibision712/
Iobeison712/
Iwhishon711/
Jivisanh711/
Jibisson711/
Eavidson711/
Heiveson710/
Eveson67747/
Ebison67167/
Ibeson67135/
Evizon6734/
Ewison6713/
Juison677/
Ivesen675/
Ibisen673/
Evisen673/
Yveson671/
Jivuisanh671/
Evyson671/

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