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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McKeever-family-history.ashx|title=McKeever Name Meaning and History|accessdate=9 June 2009|work=Ancestry.com}} Similar surnames or variants are McIver, MacIver, McIvor and MacIvor.{{cite web|url=http://www.ancestry.com/facts/McIver-family-history.ashx|title=McIver Name Meaning and History|accessdate=9 June 2009|work=Ancestry.com}} {{cite web|url=http://www.ulsterancestry.com/free/irish-surnames.html#gsc.tab=0|title=A Sample of Irish Family Names|accessdate=10 September 2020|work=ulsterancestry.com}} Native Gaelic surnames Mac Éibhir and Mac Éimhir also exist, and Flann Ó Riain, in his "What's That" column in The Irish Times, states that some Mac Íomhairs may originally have been Mac Éibhir.
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