Find out how popular the last name Ivanoff is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Ivanoff.

Ivanoff, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Ivanoff surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ivanoff in America

Ivanoff is the 38332nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ivanoff surname appeared 578 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Ivanoff.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ivanoff to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Ivanoff

The surname Ivanoff has its origins in Russia and dates back to the 10th century. It is derived from the Russian name Ivan, which itself comes from the Greek name Ioannes, meaning "Yahweh is gracious." The suffix "-off" or "-ov" was commonly added to Russian surnames to indicate patronymic descent, meaning "son of."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ivanoff can be found in the Veliky Novgorod Chronicles, which document the history of the Novgorod Republic in northwestern Russia. These chronicles mention an individual named Ivanoff who served as a member of the Novgorod veche, or assembly, in the late 12th century.

In the 15th century, the name Ivanoff appears in the Vologda Piscovye Knigi, a collection of cadastral survey books that recorded landowners and their properties in the Vologda region of Russia. These books mention an Ivanoff family who owned land near the town of Ustyuzhna.

During the reign of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century, a nobleman named Fyodor Ivanoff is recorded as having served as a member of the Oprichnina, the tsar's personal guard. Ivanoff was instrumental in the suppression of the Novgorod Uprising in 1570.

In the 17th century, a merchant named Grigory Ivanoff was known for his successful trade ventures along the Volga River. His wealth and influence were such that he was able to commission the construction of the Church of the Nativity in the city of Nizhny Novgorod in 1647.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Ivanoff was the Russian playwright and short story writer Aleksandr Ivanoff (1806-1858). He is best known for his satirical works that critiqued the social and political conditions of his time, particularly the treatment of serfs in Russia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ivanoff

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Ivanoff.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Ivanoff was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Ivanoff has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Ivanoff was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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