Last Name IVORY

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Meaning Local: Of Ivery. The family de Ivery were descended from Rodolph, half brother to Richard the First, Duke of Normandy, who for killing a monstrous boar, while hunting with the Duke, was rewarded with the Castle of Ivery, on the river l'Evre, and from thence entitled Comes de Iberio. Also 'the son of Ivor,' popularly Ivory. Also 'the son of Every.' In some cases the popular last name Every has assumed the imitative form of Ivory.
Origin English, Irish, South african

Rank 4,846 (2000 US census) 3,364 (1990 US census)
Count 6,645 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 21.78%, or 1447 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 74.79%, or 4970 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.33%, or 22 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.21%, or 14 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.7%, or 113 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.19%, or 79 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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