How common is the surname Ivory?

7,201 people in the United States had the surname Ivory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,875 Americans. It ranked 4,893rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ivory?

James Ivory, American film director.

Where is the surname Ivory most common?

Wikidata records people named Ivory in the United States.

Is the surname Ivory getting more or less common?

More common. 6,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,201 in 2010, up 8.4%.

Is Ivory also a first name?

Yes. Ivory is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ivory

A French patronymic surname, carried by 7,201 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex I160 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ivory is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

French origin

The surname is habitational from Ivry in Normandy, and in some cases patronymic from a diminutive of Ivor. The modern given name is associated with ivory.

Ivory is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,201 people named Ivory in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,875 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,645.

#4,893

rank among US surnames

7,201

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,846)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,885	Verdugo	7,210	42,822
#4,887	Neel	7,209	42,828
#4,888	Urrutia	7,208	42,834
#4,889	Amezcua	7,206	42,846
#4,890	Rutter	7,205	42,852
#4,891	Lavigne	7,204	42,858
#4,892	Schlosser	7,203	42,863

Who is named Ivory

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

73% of people named Ivory identified as Black (not Hispanic), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 73%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Ivorys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Ivory
American film director, born 1928

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ivory

Ivery

Ivory has the Soundex code I160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I160.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ivory come from?: The surname is habitational from Ivry in Normandy, and in some cases patronymic from a diminutive of Ivor. The modern given name is associated with ivory.
How common is the surname Ivory?: 7,201 people in the United States had the surname Ivory in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,875 Americans. It ranked 4,893rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ivory?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Ivory identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ivory?: James Ivory, American film director.
Where is the surname Ivory most common?: Wikidata records people named Ivory in the United States.
What type of surname is Ivory?: Ivory is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Ivory getting more or less common?: More common. 6,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,201 in 2010, up 8.4%.
Is Ivory also a first name?: Yes. Ivory is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.