The Ivens surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 439 people carried this name — #48,160 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted. That is down 13% from 505 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 698 people named Ivens 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 72 people named Ivens.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Nord.
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.
Who carried it
People named Ivens,
with a public archive behind them.
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Roberto Ivens 1850–1898 · military personnel -
Kees Ivens 1871–1941 · photographer -
Frances Ivens 1870–1944 · physician
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Frances Ivens 1870–1944 · physician
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Walter George Ivens 1871–1939 · writer
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Magnus Ivens 1878–1966 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ivens.
- Ivan 1,439 · U.S. census
- Ivanez 194 · U.S. census
- Ivanoff 578 · U.S. census
- Ivanov 3,826 · U.S. census
- Ivanova 1,065 · U.S. census
- Ivanovic 381 · U.S. census
- Iwanski 888 · U.S. census
- Izaguirre 6,358 · U.S. census
- Izard 626 · U.S. census
- Izquierdo 5,974 · U.S. census
- Izzi 958 · U.S. census
- Izzo 4,717 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Ivens is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.