How common is the surname Ivanov?

3,826 people in the United States had the surname Ivanov in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,697 Americans. It ranked 8,605th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ivanov?

In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Ivanov identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ivanov?

Alexander Ivanov, Belarusian-Russian singer, followed by Robert Ivanov.

Where is the surname Ivanov most common?

Wikidata records people named Ivanov in Belarus and Finland.

Is the surname Ivanov getting more or less common?

More common. 2,226 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,826 in 2010, up 72%.

The surname Ivanov

A Bulgarian surname, carried by 3,826 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex I151

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ivanov is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

Bulgarian origin

Borrowed from Bulgarian Ива́нов (Ivánov).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,826 people named Ivanov in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,697 Americans. That is up 72% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,226.

#8,605

rank among US surnames

3,826

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+71.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,734)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,598	Dowden	3,829	80,633
#8,599	Neale	3,828	80,655
#8,602	Liggins	3,827	80,676
#8,605	Ivanov	3,826	80,697
#8,606	McGowen	3,825	80,718

Who is named Ivanov

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

98% of people named Ivanov identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 98%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Two or more races 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ivanovs

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexander Ivanov
Belarusian-Russian singer, born 1994
Robert Ivanov
Association football player, born 1994
Aliaksei Ivanou
Belarusian cross-country skier, born 1980
Alyaksey Ivanow
Belarusian footballer, born 1997
Filip Ivanow
Belarusian footballer, born 1990

Notable Ivanovs come mostly from Belarus (4) and Finland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ivanov

Ivanova

Ivanov has the Soundex code I151, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I151.

Questions

Where does the surname Ivanov come from?: Borrowed from Bulgarian Ива́нов (Ivánov).
How common is the surname Ivanov?: 3,826 people in the United States had the surname Ivanov in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,697 Americans. It ranked 8,605th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ivanov?: In the 2010 Census, 98% of people named Ivanov identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ivanov?: Alexander Ivanov, Belarusian-Russian singer, followed by Robert Ivanov.
Where is the surname Ivanov most common?: Wikidata records people named Ivanov in Belarus and Finland.
Is the surname Ivanov getting more or less common?: More common. 2,226 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,826 in 2010, up 72%.