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Ivers History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

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Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Ivers History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Germany
Ireland

The name Ivers came to England with the ancestors of the Ivers family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Ivers family lived in Lincoln and Yorkshire. The name, however, derives from the family's place of residence prior to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, the arrondisement of Eure in Normandy. They were called d'Evers or d'Evere, at this time, in the location form of the name, meaning from Eure.

Early Origins of the Ivers family

The surname Ivers was first found in Lincoln and Yorkshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, being granted lands by Duke William of Normandy. They were originally from the Department of Eure in Normandy, and were anciently styled d'Evers or d'Evere.

Early History of the Ivers family

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Ivers Spelling Variations

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Eve, Eves, Eaves, Evers, Ivers, Ievers and others.

Early Notables of the Ivers family

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Ivers Ranking

In the United States, the name Ivers is the 14,587^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Ivers family to Ireland

Some of the Ivers family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Ivers migration to the United States +

Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Ivers or a variant listed above:

Ivers Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

William Ivers, who landed in Virginia in 1702 2
Juan Ivers, who settled in Mississippi in 1792

Ivers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Catherine Ivers, who settled in New York, NY in 1816
Anne Ivers, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 2
Catherine Ivers, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 2
R Ivers, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 2
Samuel G Ivers, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 2
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Ivers Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Ellie Ivers, aged 23, who settled in America from Limerick, in 1904
Mary Ivers, aged 22, who landed in America from Kiltimagh, in 1905
John Ivers, aged 26, who settled in America from Kiltimagh, in 1906
Franzasek Ivers, aged 16, who immigrated to America from Schauel, Russia, in 1906
Honoria Ivers, aged 28, who settled in America from Kiltmagh, Ireland, in 1906
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Ivers migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Ivers Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Anthony Ivers, who settled in Ontario in 1871

Ivers migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Ivers Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mary Ivers, aged 17, a seamstress, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Trafalgar" 3
James Ivers, aged 28, a farm servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Admiral Boxer"

Ivers migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Ivers Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

James Ivers, aged 21, a butcher, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oxford" in 1874
Ellen Ivers, aged 19, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Oxford" in 1874

Contemporary Notables of the name Ivers (post 1700) +

Donald L. Ivers (b. 1941), former judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Julia Crawford Ivers (1869-1930), American motion picture writer, producer and director
Peter Scott Ivers (1946-1983), American musician, best known as the host of New Wave Theatre
Eileen Ivers (b. 1965), Irish-American musician
Robert "Bob" Ivers (1934-2003), American actor
Lois Ivers Altenburg, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Dakota at-large, 1984 4
First Sergeant Ivers S. Calkin (1836-1902), American soldier who fought in the American Civil War, recipient of the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Sayler's Creek in Virginia on 6 April 1865
Ivers J. Norton, American Republican politician, Mayor of Olean, New York, 1956-59 5
Ivers Phillips, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1856 6

Historic Events for the Ivers family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. James S Ivers, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 7

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
South Australian Register Thursday 29th June 1854. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Trafalgar 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/trafalgar1854.shtml
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 4) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 9) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 21) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html