Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
IVES
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From a town named St. Ives, in the county of Huntingdon, England. O'Connor derives Ive from Iber, the place of Er, the land of heroes, now pronounced Ive or Hy. Gaelic, Ives.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
IVES. IVESON. Sec Ive. According to the ' Folks of Shields,' Ives or Iveson means Filius Judai, son of the Jew. Filius Ivonis. H.R.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
Surname type: From given name or forename
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English