Updated August 14, 2024 Share: Table of contents How Popular Is The Name Iverson Family name origins & meanings English and Scottish : patronymic from the Old Norse personal name Ívarr, a compound of either ív ‘yew tree’, ‘bow’ or Ing (the name of a god) + ar ‘warrior’ or ‘spear’. Swedish equivalent of Iversen 1. Respelling of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Iversen. Famous people with this last name Allen Iverson Appears On Inuit Surnames and Meanings