Show ContentsIversen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Iversen family

The surname Iversen was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Conjecturally the family is related and descended to the Count Ivo of Bedaumont sur l'Oise who in turn was descended from a northern King of the Vikings of Denmark.

Early History of the Iversen family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Iversen research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Iversen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Iversen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Ivars, Ivers, Ivo, Ivernois and others.

Early Notables of the Iversen family

More information is included under the topic Early Iversen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Iversen Ranking

In the United States, the name Iversen is the 11,685th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Iversen migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Iversen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Emile Iversen, who arrived in Mississippi in 1887 2
  • Andrew Iversen, who settled in California in 1889

Contemporary Notables of the name Iversen (post 1700) +

  • Einar "Pastor'n" Iversen (1930-2019), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer
  • Leslie L Iversen, British Scientist, Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Oxford
  • Niels Kristian Iversen (b. 1982), Danish motorcycle speedway rider
  • Felix Iversen (1887-1973), Finnish mathematician and a pacifist
  • Trond Iversen (b. 1976), Norwegian cross country skier
  • Steffen Iversen (b. 1976), Norwegian football player
  • Johannes Iversen (1904-1972), Danish palaeoecologist and plant ecologist

USS Arizona
  • Mr. Earl Henry Iversen, American Seaman Second Class from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 3
  • Mr. Norman Kenneth Iversen, American Seaman Second Class from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html


Houseofnames.com on Facebook