McIvor (surname)

For other uses, see MacIvor.

McIvor

Origin
Language(s)	1. Scottish Gaelic/Irish Gaelic
Word/name	1. Mac Íomhair 2. MacÌomhair
Meaning	1. "son of Íomhar" 2. "son of Ìomhar"
Other names
Variant form(s)	MacIvor, McKeever
See also	McIver

McIvor and MacIvor are anglicised forms of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Íomhair, meaning "son of Íomhar". Other variants McKeever[1][2] and McIver.

People with the surname

McIvor

• Ashleigh McIvor (born 1983), Canadian freestyle skier
• Basil McIvor (1928–2004), Northern Irish Ulster Unionist politician
• Dan McIvor, several people
• Duncan McIvor, Australian footballer
• Hector McIvor (1900–1992), Australian politician
• Ivor McIvor (1917–1997), Australian footballer
• James McIvor, New Zealand boxer
• Jill McIvor (1930–2019), Northern Irish public servant, first Northern Irish woman Ombudsman and Commissioner for Complaints
• Lois McIvor (1930–2017), New Zealand painter
• Rick McIvor (born 1960), American football player
• Ron McIvor (1951–2021), Scottish football player
• Scott McIvor (born 1966), Australian rules footballer
• Stephen McIvor (born about 1969), Irish rugby player
• Wilbert McIvor, Canadian provincial politician
• William Graham McIvor (1824–1876), Scottish gardener who introduced cinchona in southern India

MacIvor

• Daniel MacIvor (born 1962), Canadian actor, playwright, theatre director and film director
• John Smith MacIvor (1913–1957), Canadian lawyer and political figure
• Rod MacIvor (born 1946), Canadian photojournalist

See also

• McIver, variant or similar surname

References

1. "Mac íomhair Surname in Alternative Language". sloinne.ie. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
2. "A Sample of Irish Family Names". ulsterancestry.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.