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
- McIver
- Annabelle McIver, British-educated Australian computer scientist
- Charles Duncan McIver, American academic
- Don McIver, New Zealand
- Evander McIver, Australian
- Henry McIver, American mercenary
- Hugh McIver, Scottish soldier
- Jock McIver, a stage name of the English music hall performer best known as Talbot O'Farrell (1878–1952)
- Joel McIver, author
- Kathryn McIver Garcia (born 1970), Commissioner of the New York City Sanitation Department
- Kelie McIver, American actress
- Ken McIver, after whom McIver railway station, in Perth, Australia, is named
- Margaret McIver (1933–2020), Australian equestrian
- Pearl McIver, American nurse and public official
- Richard McIver, American politician
- Rose McIver, New Zealand actress
- MacIver
- Norm Maciver, Canadian sportsman
- Robert Morrison MacIver, American sociologist
- Stuart MacIver, Scottish footballer
Other uses
- Evander McIver Law (1836–1920), Confederate general
- Clan MacIver, a Scottish clan
References
- ↑ "McIver Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ↑ "McKeever Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ↑ "A Sample of Irish Family Names". ulsterancestry.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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