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Updated March 27, 2024

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Family name origins & meanings

  • Danish and Norwegian : patronymic from the personal name Ivar, from Old Norse Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree’, ‘bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’.
  • North German (Frisian) : patronymic from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements īwa ‘yew (tree)’ + hard ‘strong’, ‘firm’.
  • English : variant spelling of Iverson.

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