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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


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

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