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.