McIver

McIver and MacIver are Scottish and Northern Irish surnames. The names are derived from the Gaelic Mac Íomhair, meaning "‘son of Íomhar". The Gaelic personal name Íomhar is a form of the Old Norse personal name Ivarr.[1] Similar surnames or variants include McKeever and McIvor.[2] [3]

Use as a surname

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Other uses

References

  1. "McIver Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  2. "McKeever Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  3. "A Sample of Irish Family Names". ulsterancestry.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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