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

• Bill McKeever, American author and founder of the Mormonism Research Ministry
• 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.