The Ives surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,233 people carried this name — #4,317 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 35,800 people counted. That is up 2% from 8,053 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Ives surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

From the medieval English given name mostly found in the Latinate form Ivo today.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ives» (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 Ivo’.

An early record he cites: Adam Iveson, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Ive, Ives, Iveson and Ivison.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 422 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Ives.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Gard.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Gard 5
Aveyron 3
Côtes-d’Armor 3
Seine-Maritime 3
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Paris 2
Val-de-Marne 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Ives was found among the farmers of 2 counties.

It was most frequent in Middlesex: 22 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 455. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Middlesex 22
Norfolk 17

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

137 Ives families were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 788 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 76
North Carolina 16
Vermont 14
New York 10
Massachusetts 9
Pennsylvania 6
Virginia 5
New Hampshire 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 247 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Ives in American newspapers,
1844–1914.

Newspaper page from The Progress carrying the name Ives
The Progress 1895-01-19
Newspaper page from Liberty Advocate carrying the name Ives
Liberty Advocate 1844-02-03
Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Ives
The Mirror And Farmer 1914-03-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,828 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Ives in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

24,879 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Ives. The most, 4,130, date from the 1890s. 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 Western Australia, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 8,250
South Australia 4,038
Western Australia 3,472
Victoria 3,411
Queensland 2,723
Tasmania 2,573
ACT (Canberra) 329
Northern Territory 17

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

Who carried it

People named Ives,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Rebecca Ives Gilman
    Rebecca Ives Gilman 1745–1823 · writer
  • Rebecca Ives Gilman
    Rebecca Ives Gilman 1746–1823 · writer
  • Thomas Poynton Ives
    Thomas Poynton Ives 1769–1835
  • John H. Ives d. 1902 · politician
  • Elizabeth Ives d. 1741
  • Ann Ives d. 1801

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Ives,
in the records of 8 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 States1,114 records

1,114 records of the Ives name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 308
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 263
  • Other U.S. records 543
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Ives

    Born 1912 in Wisconsin. Enlisted 1945 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; machine shop worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1978, buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery, California.

    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 Lizzie Ives

    Arrived at New York in 1875 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool, aged 26; servant. From United States, England.

    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 David Allen Ives

    Born 1946; from Fairfield, California. U.S. Army, radio operator; killed in action 1967 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

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

Showing 3 of 1,114 records for Ives in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). 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).

Australia601 records

601 records of the Ives name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 277
  • Tasmanian Names Index 116
  • Other Australian records 208
  1. 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 Robert Ives

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Layton, sailing from London in 1839. Native of Norfolk. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1846. Married 1846 in Campbell Town, Tasmania, aged 27.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jonathan Ives

    Died 1872 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 78. Will registered in Tasmania in 1872.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henrietta Louisa Ives

    Born 1842 in Launceston, Tasmania. Married 1862 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 20.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 601 records for Ives in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Canada129 records

129 records of the Ives name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 104
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Other Canadian records 18
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Samuel Ives

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Mars, bound for St. Johns, aged 44.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Joseph Ives

    Came to Ontario in 1875 aboard the Sarmatian, bound for St. Catherines, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Murray G. Ives

    Buried in 1990 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 78.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 129 records for Ives in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom29 records

29 records of the Ives name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 24
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 5
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Ives

    Gunner, Essex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Ives

    Suffolk Regiment. 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 First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Ives

    Hampshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Ives in the United Kingdom.

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

Netherlands29 records

29 records of the Ives name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 20
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 8
  • Dutch population registers 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Hendrik Ives

    Married in 1873 in Empel en Meerwijk; born 1813 in Driel.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anna Catharina Ives

    Buried in 1721 in Tilburg.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Wijrt Ives

    Married in 1744 in Blijham.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 29 records for Ives 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); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand21 records

21 records of the Ives name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 19
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Kathleen Margaret Ives

    Died 1993, aged 77; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alfred Edward Ives

    Died 1990, aged 62; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Ives

    Died 1912, aged 83; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Ives in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Ives name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Fernande Jeanne Ives

    Born 1902 in Saint-Privat-des-Vieux; died 1991 in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues (Gard).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Barthelemy Ives

    Born 1941 in Marseille; died 2000 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Arlette Ives

    Born 1927 in Villejuif (Val-de-Marne); died 1995 in Hangest-en-Santerre (Somme).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Ives in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Ives name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Arthur Emilius Ives

    Died 1848 in Kortijk.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Kortrijk (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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