Ivy Surname
Approximately 22,421 people bear this surname
Ivy 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.
Read More About This SurnameIvy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,080 | 1:21,221 | 2,680 |
| Bangladesh | 2,433 | 1:65,498 | 3,262 |
| Kenya | 974 | 1:47,413 | 4,865 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Jamaica | 175 | 1:16,400 | 1,534 |
| Liberia | 158 | 1:27,902 | 2,699 |
| China | 157 | 1:8,709,055 | 578 |
| Singapore | 133 | 1:41,411 | 1,573 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| South Africa | 101 | 1:536,413 | 42,583 |
| Botswana | 99 | 1:22,090 | 4,408 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Malaysia | 63 | 1:468,162 | 23,720 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Solomon Islands | 38 | 1:15,264 | 2,918 |
| Nigeria | 27 | 1:6,560,843 | 154,927 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Hong Kong | 18 | 1:407,527 | 3,230 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Chile | 11 | 1:1,601,498 | 26,155 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 122 | 1:199,798 | 15,918 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,111 | 1:16,142 | 2,049 |
Ivy (284,346) may also be a first name.
Ivy 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.
1 = Ive (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie.
2 the plant-name [Old English ífig]
V. Ivey.
(English) Descendant of Ivo (yew); one who came from St. Ives, the name of several places in England.
May be the same as Ive, or a derivative of it; but 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 (but on St. Valentine's day) till towards the close of the eighteenth cent. Gent. Mag. 1779. See the song of the "Holly and Ivy" quoted in Hone's Mysteries, p. 94, where Ivy is made to be of the feminine gender:
Same as Ive; corrupted from Ιωαυυης, i. e. John. compare Mac Ivor, from Mac-Ian-Mohr, pron. Mac-Ia-vor, the son of Big John.
From Ivoi, near Namur. Geoffry de Ivoi had a pardon in Oxfordshire 1156, and Geoffry de Ivei occurs 1157 (Rot. Pip.).
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.).
Ivy Demographics
Average Male Ivy Height
176.63 cm
Average Female Ivy Height
163.15 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ivy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ivy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ivy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻲ) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ivy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,129th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 325,032 people. The last name Ivy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Ivy reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Ivy is also the 3,700th most common first name world-wide, borne by 284,346 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 17,080 people, or 1 in 21,221. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 20 percent are found, Mississippi, where 10 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Ivy is found in 74 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 11 percent are found and Kenya, where 4 percent are found.
Ivy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ivy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ivy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ivy surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Ivy surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.94% being registered with the party.
The amount Ivy earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.05% less than the national average, earning R 189,984 per year; in United States they earn 13.45% less than the national average, earning $37,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $48,151 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivey | 86 | 33,898 | / |
| Ivoy | 86 | 1,845 | / |
| Ivay | 86 | 54 | / |
| Ivyy | 86 | 49 | / |
| Isvy | 86 | 42 | / |
| Aivy | 86 | 29 | / |
| Ivys | 86 | 28 | / |
| Ivyo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ivyi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Ivyh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Givy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hivy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Uivy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ivyz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ivhy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iovy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ijvy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Iviy | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ivaya | 75 | 1,729 | / |
| Eivay | 75 | 129 | / |
| Givey | 75 | 32 | / |
| Jivay | 75 | 22 | / |
| Iveys | 75 | 16 | / |
| Hivey | 75 | 13 | / |
| Jiviy | 75 | 7 | / |
| Giviy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Heivy | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aivay | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aivey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uivay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Givay | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iveey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eivey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ivooy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Itvay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jivey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hivay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hivoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jivoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yivey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haivy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ichvy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hisvy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ivouy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Iva | 67 | 22,799 | / |
| Ive | 67 | 2,652 | / |
| Ivi | 67 | 1,047 | / |
| Iby | 67 | 370 | / |
| Evy | 67 | 279 | / |
| Aivaya | 67 | 137 | / |
| Jivaya | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yvy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iwy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jvy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Huivey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ivj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gaiviy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Givaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huivay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ivê | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haivay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heivey | 67 | 0 | / |
Ivy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻓﻲ | afy | - |
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