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Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 623 people with the Maciver surname? In that year Maciver was ranked number 2956 for popularity in the UK.

"The son of Iver, which signifies a chief or leader. "_{(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)}

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"MACIVER, MACFVOR, MAKTVER, MACCUHE, MACEUH. Gaelic Maclomhair, 'son of Ivar,' from the Norse personal name Ivarr. In the Gaelic MS. of 1467 the spelling is M'Imhair. Imhair, a Norse chief, joined with Olaf the White, lone of Dublin, in his siege and sack of Alclyde (i.e. Dumbarton) in 870-71 (AU.); and another Imhair Ualmhair was slain by the men of Fortrenn in 904 (ibid.). Douenaldus filius Makbeth mac Ywar was one of the perambulators of the boundary between the lands of Arbroath Abbey and the barony of Kynblathmund, 1219 (RAA., i, p. 163; APS., i, p. 91). In 1292 the lands of Malcolm Mcluyr and others in Lorn were erected into the sheriffdom of Lome (APS., i, p. 91). The relict of Eugenius MTfuar is mentioned in 1371 (HP., n, p. 147), and in 1427 a royal remission was granted Duncan Yvari, i.e. Maclver (Rose, p. 127). Terkch McEuar was charter witness at Camasserie, 1436 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 71). Archibald Makevire of Pennymoure appears as attorney for James Scrimgeoure, constable of Dundee, 1479 (HP., n, p. 184-85), and his sons Archibalde Makewor and Eware Makewore appear as witnesses in the same document Donald M'Kywyr was charter witness at Sonnachan, Argyllshire, 1488 (Notes and Queries, 11 July, 1931, p. 21). Donald McUvyt and Andree McUvyr were tenants of Ballegregane in the barony of Doune, 1499 (ER., xi, p. 415), and John McEvir or McEueyr was tenant of Bairrepoill, Tiree, 1541 (ibid., xvn, p 614, 647). Duncan Campbell or M'Keuir of Stroneschero had a grant of the lands of Killeane and Leak in the Stewartry of Glenyray, 1562 (OPS., n, p. 86). Dowgall Makeuir and Alexander Makeuir were jurors on inquisition at Inverara, 1563 (HP., n, p. 204). Eiure M'Onochie VcEiure and John M'Eiure in Cloichran, John M'Euiure in Kendmoir (Kenmore) and Archibald MCuiure were vassals of Campbell of Glenurquhay, 1638 (BBT., p. 398-400), and Evander McKiver was a shoemaker in Elgin, 1745 (flee. Elgin, i, p. 452). The Craignish MS. says that the Macivers are descended from Iver Crom, illegitimate son of Gillespick son of Callen maol math, 'good bald Coline,' who married a niece of King Alexander i (SHSM., rv, p. 199). "The Clan Iver lands were forfeited in the seventeenth century and were restored on condition that the heir should take the name of Campbell" (Henderson, p. 58). The form Macivor is due to its occurrence in Scott's Waverley, "and was never adopted by any family of position in the Clan in Scotland." As Iver was such a common Christian forename it would be impossible to name the particular Iver from whom the Macivers take their name. McEiver 1726, M'Euir 1533, M'Evar 1672, Makewer 1572, Euar M'Ewir 1529, M'Ewyre 1548. See also MACCUBE and MACKEEVER. "_{(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)}

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