McIver

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Íomhair (son of Íomhar), Gaelic adaptation of the Old Norse name Ívarr.

Proper noun

McIver (plural McIvers)

  1. A surname.
    • 2025 May 20, Shania Shelton and Holmes Lybrand, “Democratic congresswoman says federal charges in ICE facility scuffle are ‘absurd’”, in CNN[1]:
      Video taken during the scrum appears to show McIver using her body to push past federal agents and get to Baraka as he was being taken away in handcuffs.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, McIver is the 6258th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5457 individuals. McIver is most common among White (56.29%) and Black/African American (38.57%) individuals.

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