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IVES

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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

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The Ives surname in historical dictionaries

(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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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