Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
IVES
There are approximately 7,254 people named Ives in the UK. That makes it the 1,484th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 115 are named Ives.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
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The Ives surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: 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.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
IVES. IVESON. Sec Ive. According to the ' Folks of Shields,' Ives or Iveson means Filius Judai, son of the Jew. Filius Ivonis. H.R.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.