How common is the surname Iverson?

15,539 people in the United States had the surname Iverson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,869 Americans. It ranked 2,346th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Iverson?

Allen Iverson, American basketball player (born 1975), followed by Colton Iverson.

Where is the surname Iverson most common?

Wikidata records people named Iverson in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Iverson getting more or less common?

More common. 15,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,539 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Iverson

A Danish surname, carried by 15,539 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex I162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Iverson is more common than 98.6% of them.

Origin

Danish origin

Borrowed from Danish or Norwegian Iversen.

One of 50 Danish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 15,539 people named Iverson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,869 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,366.

#2,346

rank among US surnames

15,539

people in 2010

5.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,168)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,337	Brunner	15,593	19,800
#2,338	Rowley	15,588	19,807
#2,339	Shipman	15,581	19,816
#2,340	Corey	15,569	19,831
#2,341	Craven	15,567	19,833
#2,342	Talbot	15,562	19,840
#2,343	Anders	15,554	19,850

Who is named Iverson

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

87% of people named Iverson identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Iversons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allen Iverson
American basketball player (born 1975)
Colton Iverson
American basketball player, born 1989
Ethan Iverson
American pianist, born 1973
Alfred Iverson Sr.
American politician (1798–1873)
Jack Iverson
Australian cricketer (1915-1973)

Notable Iversons come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Iverson

Iverson has the Soundex code I162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I162.

Other Danish surnames

All 50 Danish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Iverson come from?: Borrowed from Danish or Norwegian Iversen.
How common is the surname Iverson?: 15,539 people in the United States had the surname Iverson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,869 Americans. It ranked 2,346th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Iverson?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Iverson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Iverson?: Allen Iverson, American basketball player (born 1975), followed by Colton Iverson.
Where is the surname Iverson most common?: Wikidata records people named Iverson in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Iverson getting more or less common?: More common. 15,366 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,539 in 2010, up 1.1%.