How common is the surname Ivey?

23,263 people in the United States had the surname Ivey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,272 Americans. It ranked 1,546th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ivey?

Phil Ivey, American poker player, followed by Dana Ivey.

Where is the surname Ivey most common?

Wikidata records people named Ivey in the United States.

Is the surname Ivey getting more or less common?

More common. 22,552 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,263 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Ivey

A surname, carried by 23,263 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex I100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ivey is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 23,263 people named Ivey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 13,272 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,552.

#1,546

rank among US surnames

23,263

people in 2010

7.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,452)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,537	Connelly	23,398	13,195
#1,538	Driscoll	23,385	13,203
#1,539	Dubois	23,366	13,213
#1,540	Feldman	23,356	13,219
#1,541	Coker	23,348	13,224
#1,542	Dickey	23,320	13,240
#1,543	Pollock	23,310	13,245

Who is named Ivey

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

72% of people named Ivey identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Iveys

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Ivey
American poker player, born 1977
Dana Ivey
American actress, born 1941
Jaden Ivey
American basketball player (born 2002)
Judith Ivey
American actress and theatre director, born 1951
Royal Ivey
American basketball player (born 1981)
Glenn Ivey
American politician, born 1961
Coolio
American rapper (1963–2022)
Trenton Ducati
American pornographic film actor, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ivey

Ivey has the Soundex code I100, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I100.

Questions

How common is the surname Ivey?: 23,263 people in the United States had the surname Ivey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 13,272 Americans. It ranked 1,546th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ivey?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Ivey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ivey?: Phil Ivey, American poker player, followed by Dana Ivey.
Where is the surname Ivey most common?: Wikidata records people named Ivey in the United States.
Is the surname Ivey getting more or less common?: More common. 22,552 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,263 in 2010, up 3.2%.