The Ivanov surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,826 people carried this name — #8,605 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,900 people counted. That is up 72% from 2,226 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Ivanov surname
A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Иванов (Ivanov).
Borrowed from Bulgarian Ива́нов (Ivánov).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ivanov» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 717 people named Ivanov live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
646 people named Ivanov live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
117 people named Ivanov have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 3,920 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 14 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Masovian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 108 people named Ivanov.
Most of them — 92 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Charente-Maritime.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 55 people named Ivanov live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
1,049 people named Ivanov are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ivanov in American newspapers,
1893–1963.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,135 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ivanov,
with a public archive behind them.
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Afanasy Ivanov 1746–1805 · Eastern Orthodox priest -
Mikhail Ivanov 1748–1823 · painter -
Pavel Ivanov 1767–1839 · translator -
Nicola Ivanoff 1810–1880 · opera singer -
Nikolay Ivanov 1813–1873 · military officer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 160 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ivanov.
- Ittel 145 · U.S. census
- Itty 138 · U.S. census
- Ivaldi 148 · U.S. census
- Ivan 1,439 · U.S. census
- Ivanez 194 · U.S. census
- Ivanoff 578 · U.S. census
- Ivanova 1,065 · U.S. census
- Ivanovic 381 · U.S. census
- Ivens 439 · U.S. census
- Iwanski 888 · U.S. census
- Izaguirre 6,358 · U.S. census
- Izard 626 · U.S. census
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