Ivey is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Ivey
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Ivey

How popular is Ivey?

Ivey is common in United States.

Ivey is ranked 17417 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Ivey bearers increased by 3.152714 per cent in 2010 US census to 23263 since 2000, the surname slipped by 94 spots and ranked at 1546. The last name was found in around 79 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 71.62 74.62
Black 22.66 21.51
Hispanic or Latino 2.21 1.26
Others 2.04 1.39
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.04 0.95
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.27
Ivey is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 30045 people have been found who wears Ivey as their family name. Ivey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,568 Thailand8
1,377 South Korea6
95,557 Czech Republic6
1,346 Bermuda6
918,840 India5
3,224 Afghanistan3
14,054 China3
12,161 Wales2
37,372 Georgia2
40,064 Nigeria2
24,269 Peru2
21,529 Singapore2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
50,640 Switzerland2
118,441 Germany2
8,828 Puerto Rico1
151,601 Spain1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
16,640 Hong Kong1
49,529 Israel1
6,688 Malawi1
10,958 Bangladesh1
9,591 Panama1
21,562 Portugal1
7,314 Bolivia1
77,122 Sweden1
38,830 Morocco1
1,818 Guernsey1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
176,363 Indonesia39
28,338 Norway20
18,457 Scotland20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
93,642 France98
50,444 Argentina90
Countries with hundreds of Ivey:
7,002 England989
4,662 Canada959
542 Jamaica696
4,558 Australia659
20,379 South Africa292
39,199 Philippines258
21,011 Mexico157
5,525 New Zealand137
Countries with ten thousands of Ivey:
1,532 United States25,564
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Cathr. Ivey worked as workwoman and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Isaac Webb and arrived on September 20, 1851. Workman Edward Ivey, Benjamin Ivey, aged 23, 17 years old James Ivey, are others that migrated to US.

From Italy

Gardener Toani Ivey from Italy aboard the Chateau Lafite from Bordeaux. He is registered to be 24 years old when he arrived in New York on December 22, 1888.

Ivey Namesakes

  • Nathan Aldean Ivey, Judith Ivey's father
  • Dana Ivey, Character actress
  • Artis Ivey III, Coolio's son
  • Artisha Ivey, Coolio's daughter
  • Kay Ivey, Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
  • Judith Ivey, Actress
  • Brandi Ivey, Coolio's daughter
  • Jolene Ivey, American Politician
  • Steve Ivey, Music Producer
  • Cree Ivey, Actress
  • In 2015, Travis Ivey played the role of N in documentary flick From the Heart.

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