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Surname Etymology and Meaning of IVORY

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Ivry-la-Bataille in Eure, northern France.
2. Scottish: when not of the same origin as 1, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Iamharach (see McIver).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)