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 edit

McIver
MacIver

Other uses edit

References edit

  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.