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

Iverson, 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 Iverson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iverson in America

Iverson is the 2346th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iverson surname appeared 15,539 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 people would have the surname Iverson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iverson 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 Iverson

The surname Iverson originated in Scandinavia, deriving from the Old Norse personal name "Ivarr" or "Ívarr". This name was a compound of the elements "yr" meaning yew tree and "arr" meaning warrior or archer. It was a popular name among the Vikings and Norse settlers.

In the 9th and 10th centuries, many Norsemen settled in areas of northern England, particularly in Yorkshire and Cumbria. It is believed that the surname Iverson emerged in these regions as a patronymic name, indicating "son of Ivar". Early spellings of the name included Iversonne, Iversun, and Iverson.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Iverson can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented landowners in England after the Norman Conquest. The entry "Iverson de Torfin" referred to a person whose father was named Ivar.

In the 13th century, the name Iverson appeared in the Cumbrian Pipe Rolls of 1292, which recorded tax payments. The entry "Adam Iverson" indicated a person bearing the surname Iverson living in Cumbria during that time.

Notable individuals with the surname Iverson throughout history include:

1. Ivar Iverson (c. 1300-1370), a Norwegian landowner and chieftain in the Lofoten Islands.
2. Johanna Iverson (1490-1562), a Swedish noblewoman and landowner in Dalarna.
3. Nils Iverson (1655-1718), a Danish sailor and explorer who accompanied Vitus Bering on his voyages to the Arctic.
4. Alfred Iverson (1798-1873), an American politician and Confederate general during the American Civil War.
5. Alfred Iverson Jr. (1822-1889), an American lawyer and soldier who served as a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.

The surname Iverson has also been associated with various place names, such as Iverson's Mill in Virginia, which was named after a family of Iversons who owned a mill there in the 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iverson

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

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 Iverson 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 Iverson 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 Iverson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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