The Iverson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 15,539 people carried this name — #2,346 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,000 people counted. That is up 1% from 15,366 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Iverson surname

A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

Borrowed from Danish or Norwegian Iversen.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Iverson» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Ivar’.

An early record he cites: Llewelyn ap Ivor, 1321 — Writs of Parliament.

His entry covers Ivor, Ivers, Iversen and Iverson.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 423 · public domain.

In print

Iverson in American newspapers,
1911–1920.

Newspaper page from The Madison Daily Leader carrying the name Iverson
The Madison Daily Leader 1919-10-18
Newspaper page from The Sisseton Weekly Standard carrying the name Iverson
The Sisseton Weekly Standard 1911-10-13
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Iverson
The Brookings Register 1920-05-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Iverson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

2,443 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Iverson. The most, 495, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 822
Victoria 541
Queensland 442
South Australia 418
Western Australia 175
Tasmania 17
ACT (Canberra) 13
Northern Territory 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Iverson.

Who carried it

People named Iverson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alfred Iverson Sr.
    Alfred Iverson Sr. 1798–1873 · judge
  • Emil Iverson
    Emil Iverson 1892–1960 · anthropologist
  • Oscar K. Iverson d. 1961 · politician
  • Carl Iverson d. 2021 · American football player
  • Iver G. Iverson 1879–1980 · politician
  • Carl M. Iverson 1894–1981 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Iverson,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,199 records

1,199 records of the Iverson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 430
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 279
  • Other U.S. records 490
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Melvin C. Iverson

    Born 1915 in Iowa. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota; machine shop worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1987, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mi. Iverson

    Arrived at New York in 1868 aboard the Manhattan from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 23; matron. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gerald Allen Iverson

    Born 1947; from Oakes, North Dakota. U.S. Army; killed in action 1967 in Dinh Tuong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,199 records for Iverson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia89 records

89 records of the Iverson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 47
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • Other Australian records 25
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Samuel Iverson

    Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1851. Married 1851 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record George Iverson

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Lady Harewood, arriving 1831; certificate of freedom 1840.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Marius Iverson

    Arrived in Queensland in 1910 aboard the Omrah, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 89 records for Iverson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada44 records

44 records of the Iverson name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 15
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 9
  • Other Canadian records 20
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harold Iverson

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917; buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Iver Olai Iverson

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Christian Iverson

    Married 1892 in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 44 records for Iverson in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands33 records

33 records of the Iverson name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 17
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 16
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Helena Isabella Iverson

    Born 1818 in Heemse (Hardenberg). Married in 1853 in Arnhem; lady's maid. Died 1900 in Renswoude, aged 81.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record George Thomas Iverson

    Born 1822 in Holthone (Gramsbergen).

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Engbertus Johannes Iverson

    In the population register of Eibergen; born 1844.

    Open Archives, Erfgoedcentrum Achterhoek en Liemers (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 33 records for Iverson in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Iverson name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Iverson

    Buried in 1828 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 54.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. H. Iverson

    Gunner, Royal Field Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sophia Wilsher Iverson

    Buried in 1849 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 56.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Iverson in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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