Iversen

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". Scandinavian immigrants to English-speaking countries often changed the spelling to Iverson in order to accommodate English orthographic rules.

People

 * Baard Iversen (1836–1920), Norwegian businessperson and politician
 * Berthel Michael Iversen (1906–1976), Danish architect in Malaysia
 * Bjarne Iversen (1912–1999), Norwegian cross country skier
 * Bjørn Iversen (born 1953), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
 * Daniel Iversen (born 1997), Danish football player
 * Duke Iversen (1920–2011), American football player
 * Egil Monn-Iversen (1928–2017), Norwegian composer
 * Egil Iversen, Norwegian orienteering competitor
 * Felix Iversen (1887–1973), Finnish mathematician and pacifist
 * Ivar Iversen (1914–2012), Norwegian sprint canoer
 * Jan Iversen (1916–1999), Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party
 * Johannes Iversen (1904–1972), Danish palaeoecologist and plant ecologist
 * Jon Iversen (1889–1964), Danish actor and director
 * Jørgen Iversen Dyppel (1638–1683), Danish governor of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies
 * Julius Iversen (1823–1900), Russian phalerist (scholar of medals)
 * , American journalist
 * Kristen Iversen, American author
 * Kræsten Iversen (1886–1955), Danish artist
 * Leif Iversen (1911–1989), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party
 * Niels Kristian Iversen (born 1982), Danish motorcycle speedway rider
 * Odd Iversen (1945–2014), Norwegian soccer player
 * Ole Iversen (1884–1953), Norwegian gymnast, 1908 Summer Olympics
 * Ragnvald Iversen (1882–1960), Norwegian linguist
 * Steffen Iversen (born 1976), Norwegian football player
 * Sverre Iversen (1879–1967),Norwegian trade unionist, civil servant and politician
 * Trond Iversen (born 1976), Norwegian cross country skier
 * Turid Iversen (born 1934), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party