McKeever

McKeever is a Scottish and Irish surname. The name is 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 are McIver, MacIver, McIvor and MacIvor.[2] [3]

People

  • Andrew Edward McKeever (1894-1919), Canadian military aviator
  • Brian McKeever (born 1979), Canadian Paralympic skier
  • Ian McKeever (artist) (born 1946), British artist
  • Ian McKeever (mountaineer) (1970-2013), Irish mountaineer
  • Robin McKeever (born 1973), Canadian Paralympic and Olympic skier
  • Sean McKeever (born 1972), American comic book writer

Ships

  • USS Edward J. McKeever Jr. (SP-684), a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919
  • USS McKeever Brothers (SP-683), a United States Navy patrol vessel and minesweeper in commission from 1917 to 1919

See also

  • Mac Íomhair
  • Ímar
  • Uí Ímair
  • Norse–Gaels
  • McIver

References

  1. ^ "McKeever Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  2. ^ "McIver Name Meaning and History". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
  3. ^ "A Sample of Irish Family Names". ulsterancestry.com. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
Surname list
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