Ivors Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ivors Surname Definition:

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

Ivors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:87,2034,973
United States301:12,081,964463,456
England131:4,286,005132,302
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Ivors Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ivors Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ivors is found in Ireland more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ivors? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ivors is the 1,806,862nd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Ivors are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in Ireland, where it is carried by 54 people, or 1 in 87,203. In Ireland Ivors is most frequent in: Munster, where 98 percent live and Leinster, where 2 percent live. Excluding Ireland this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Ivors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ivors has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Ivors surname grew 415 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ivors Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ivors last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

Ivors earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $41,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Givors9154/
Eivors919/
Ivoirs910/
Ivorshe831/
Ivers805,613/
Ivars805,226/
Evors80152/
Ibors801/
Eivers73693/
Ievers73185/
Uivars73112/
Aivars7398/
Jivers7351/
Hivers7348/
Givars732/
Iverås732/
Yvorst731/
Oivers731/
Hivars731/
Aivers730/
Heivers6795/
Ivarshe670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ivors
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