Iversen () is a
Danish-
Norwegian patronymic surname meaning "son of ''Iver''", from the
Old Norse personal name ''Ívarr''. The Old Norse personal name is composed of the two elements: either ''ív'' meaning "yew tree", "bow" or ''
Ing'' (an old Germanic God); and the element ''ar'' meaning "warrior" or "spear".
n immigrants to
English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to
Iverson in order to accommodate
English orthographic rules.
People
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Baard Iversen
Baard Iversen (22 September 1836 – 15 March 1920) was a Norwegian businessperson and politician.
Biography
Iversen was born in 1836 in Aukra in Møre og Romsdal, Norway . In 1854, at the age of eighteen he left home for the city Ålesund.
In ...
(1836–1920), Norwegian businessperson and politician
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Berthel Michael Iversen (1906–1976), Danish architect in Malaysia
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Bjarne Iversen (1912–1999), Norwegian cross country skier
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Bjørn Iversen
Bjørn Iversen (born 18 March 1953) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
From 1989 to 1990, during the cabinet Syse, Iversen was appointed State Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture.
He served as a deputy representative to the ...
(born 1953), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
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Duke Iversen
Christopher Arnold "Duke" Iversen (February 26, 1920 – May 20, 2011) was an American football player who played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL) and All-America Football Conference (AAFC) with the New York Giants, New York Yank ...
(1920–2011), American football player
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Egil Monn-Iversen (1928–2017), Norwegian composer
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Egil Iversen, Norwegian orienteering competitor
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Felix Iversen (1887–1973), Finnish mathematician and pacifist
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Ivar Iversen
Ivar Iversen (24 August 1914 – 19 August 2012) was a Norwegian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4 x 500 m event at the 1948 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Lond ...
(1914–2012), Norwegian sprint canoer
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Jan Iversen (1916–1999), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
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Johannes Iversen
Johannes Iversen (, 12 December 1904 – 17 October 1971) was a Danish palaeoecologist and plant ecologist.
Biography
He was born in Sønderborg and began studies in botany at the University of Copenhagen in 1923 under professor C.H. Osten ...
(1904–1972), Danish palaeoecologist and plant ecologist
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Jon Iversen (1889–1964), Danish actor and director
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Jørgen Iversen Dyppel (1638–1683), Danish governor of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies
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Julius Iversen (1823–1900), Russian phalerist (scholar of medals)
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Leif Iversen (1911–1989), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
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Kristen Iversen, American author
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Kræsten Iversen (1886–1955), Danish artist
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Niels Kristian Iversen
Niels Kristian Trochmann Iversen (, born 20 June 1982 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is an international motorcycle speedway rider. He was part of the Danish teams that won the Speedway World Cup in 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014.
Early lif ...
(born 1982), Danish motorcycle speedway rider
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Odd Iversen (1945–2014), Norwegian soccer player
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Ole Iversen (1884–1953), Norwegian gymnast, 1908 Summer Olympics
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Ragnvald Iversen (1882–1960), Norwegian linguist
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Steffen Iversen
Steffen Iversen (born 10 November 1976) is a Norwegian footballer who is player-manager for Norwegian 4th division side Trygg/Lade as a striker. He is the son of former Norway international Odd Iversen, one of Norway's most prolific goalscorers ...
(born 1976), Norwegian football player
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Sverre Iversen (1879-1967),Norwegian trade unionist, civil servant and politician
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Trond Iversen
Trond Iversen (born 22 March 1976) is a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed between 1996 and 2010.
Iversen has a total of ten victories since 2001. His best finish at the Winter Olympics was sixth in the individual sprint at the 2002 Game ...
(born 1976), Norwegian cross country skier
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Turid Iversen
Turid Wickstrand Iversen (born 29 December 1934) is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Storting, Norwegian Parliament from Buskerud during the term 1993&nda ...
(born 1934), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
See also
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Ivarson (disambiguation)
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References
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Danish-language surnames
Norwegian-language surnames
Patronymic surnames