The surname Ives
A patronymic surname, carried by 8,233 people in the United States.
Pronounced /aɪvz/ 1 syllable Soundex I120
Origin
From the medieval English given name mostly found in the Latinate form Ivo today.
Ives is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 8,233 people named Ives in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,501 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,053.
#4,317
rank among US surnames
8,233
people in 2010
2.8
per 100,000 Americans
+2.2%
change since 2000 (was #4,058)
Who is named Ives
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
91% of people named Ives identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 91%
- Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- Two or more races 1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Questions
- Where does the surname Ives come from?
- From the medieval English given name mostly found in the Latinate form Ivo today.
- How common is the surname Ives?
- 8,233 people in the United States had the surname Ives in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,501 Americans. It ranked 4,317th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Ives?
- In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Ives identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
- How do you pronounce Ives?
- Ives is /aɪvz/, one syllable.
- What type of surname is Ives?
- Ives is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Ives getting more or less common?
- More common. 8,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,233 in 2010, up 2.2%.