Meaning and origin
The last name Ivey has origins in the Old English personal name Ifa or Ivo, which were both derived from the Germanic name Iv or Ivo. This name was commonly associated with the medieval English spelling of "Ive" or "Iva," and eventually evolved into the modern surname Ivey.
Surname origins are rarely settled: one spelling can have several sources, and families often took a name for reasons nobody wrote down. Check it against the sources below before you rely on it.
#1,546
Ivey was the 1,546th most common surname in the 2010 US Census, with 23,263 people, about 7.5 in every 100,000.
Who carries it
Surnames like Ivey
Names it is linked with, then names with the same origin and a similar standing.
Check the sources
- Forebears: where Ivey is found around the world
- The Internet Surname Database: a second opinion on the origin
- US Census Bureau: the 2010 surname figures used here
For a name you are serious about, compare the dictionaries: Reaney and Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames; Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names.