# Ivanov (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/ivanov/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Иванов (Ivanov).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Bulgarian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,826 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,605 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 80,697 people |
| Change since 2000 | +72% (2,226 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian Ива́нов (Ivánov).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Ivanov in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 98% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Ivanov in Belarus and Finland.

## People named Ivanov

- Alexander Ivanov, Belarusian-Russian singer
- Robert Ivanov, association football player
- Aliaksei Ivanou, Belarusian cross-country skier
- Alyaksey Ivanow, Belarusian footballer
- Filip Ivanow, Belarusian footballer

## Similar surnames

Ivanova.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.