Evans is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Evans
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

The family name Evans is form of the Avant. Probably from Havant, a town in Hampshire; or it may be from the old war-cry, Arant !"Forward!".

Jeuans, John's or Jones.

The son of Evan meaning "young warrior".

Evans is variation of the Ivan. The son of Ivan meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

The genitive of Evan, a common Welsh baptismal name, equivalent to John. Evanson. The son of Evan.

Evans is the variant form of the Heaven. Cockney corruptions of Evan and Evans.

How popular is Evans?

Despite the fact that the number of Evans bearers increased by 3.9 per cent in 2010 US census to 355593 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5 spots and ranked at 53. The last name was found in around 1 per thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.39 70.65
Black 25.72 25.05
Hispanic or Latino 2.39 1.55
Others 2.3 1.67
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.74 0.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.4

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 21 years old immigrant David Evans who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on May 12, 1846 by Ottowa put out from Liverpool. Thomas Evans, aged 36, John Evans, aged 30, 25 years old Jane Evans, 4 years old Martha Evans, 25 years old Margt. Evans, Thomas Evans (44) Weaver, Mary Evans (43) , Anne Evans (21), and 577 other Evans around 41.22% of whom were workman while others worked as weaver and shoemaker, joiner, farmer, spinster, merchant, servant, mechanic, mason, bootmaker, miner, clerk, stone cutter, butcher, smith, carpenter, seamstress, horse dealer migrated to US.

From Italy

Artist Eduardo Evans from Italy aboard the Aurania from Liverpool & Queenstown. He is registered to be 15 years old when he arrived in USA on September 5, 1894.

From Germany

James Evans was Of unknown age when he migrated to USA on May 18, 1858. He lived in Germany and took Austrian from Hamburg & Southampton. E. Evans (26) Lawyer, 25 years old T. Evans, 30 years old Evan Evans, Louis Evans, aged 15, 27 years old David Evans, 45 years old A. Evans, 26 years old J.Dogley Evans, 53 years old Dr.J.T. Evans, 9 years old J.T. Evans, Mrs.J.T. Evans, aged 44, 28 years old Charles Evans, Williams Evans, aged 20, Rd. Evans (29) Laborer, 22 years old G--Lym Evans, Dorothy Evans, aged 25, 38 years old Anna Evans, John Evans (27) Laborer, are others that migrated to US from Hamburg, Bremen, Liverpool, Falmouth & Havre, Liverpool & Queenstown and Antwerp.

Evans Namesakes

  • Gwynne Owen Evans,
  • Barnaby Evans, American artist
  • Geraint Evans, Welsh bass-baritone noted for operatic roles including Figaro in 'Le nozze di Figaro'
  • William Sanford Evans, Manitoba politician
  • Bob O. Evans, computer pioneer and corporate executive at IBM
  • Clif Evans, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Laurie Evans, Dr
  • David Allan Evans, American poet
  • Matilda Evans, first African-American woman licensed to practice medicine
  • Daniel Silvan Evans, Welsh clergyman, scholar and lexicographer
  • Gurney Evans, Edmonton mayor
  • Norman Evans, variety and radio performer,
  • Guy Evans, English drummer, percussionist and composer
  • John Louis Evans, first inmate to be executed by the State of Alabama after the United States reinstituted the death penalty
  • Robert John Weston Evans, historian
  • Rowland Evans, Rowland Evans Jr
  • Diane Carlson Evans, 1Lt
  • Evan Alfred Evans, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • Christmas Evans, Welsh Nonconformist minister
  • Elease Evans, American Democratic Party politician
  • Caradoc Evans, Welsh story writer, novelist and playwright
  • Abel Evans, English clergyman, academic, and poet
  • Peter B. Evans, Professor of Sociology and the Marjorie Meyer Eliaser Professor of International Studies at the University of California, Berkeley
  • George Henry Evans, radical reformer
  • Ric Evans, Australian Test cricket match umpire
  • Daisy Evans,
  • Lucia Evans, Irish-Zimbabwean singer and winner of the 2006 season of the talent show 'You're a Star'
  • Ioan Evans, British politician
  • Stan Evans, former South Australian LCL and Liberal politician
  • Arthur Humble Evans, British ornithologist
  • Moss Evans, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union
  • Frederick H. Evans, British photographer
  • William John Evans, Welsh musician and composer
  • Waldo A. Evans, captain of the United States Navy and military Governor of both the United States Virgin Islands and American Samoa
  • Audrey Evans, pediatric oncologist
  • Beriah Gwynfe Evans, journalist, Congregationalist, dramatist
  • John M. Evans, U.S. Democratic politician
  • Ada Evans, Australian lawyer and the first female law graduate
  • Dailan Evans, Australian performer, writer
  • Arthur Evans, English archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization
  • Herbert McLean Evans, U.S. anatomist and embryologist
  • Ronald M. Evans, American professor and biologist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies{{Cite journal
  • David C. Evans, founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland
  • David A. Evans, Abbott and James Lawrence Professor Emeritus
  • Martin Evans, (born 1 January 1941{{cite journal
  • Denis Evans, Professor
  • Lawrence C. Evans, American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at the University of California
  • William Harry Evans, lepidopterist and army officer who worked in India
  • Eric J. Evans, is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Lancaster
  • Gregory Evans, Canadian judge and the first Integrity Commissioner of Ontario
  • Janet Evans, American former competition swimmer
  • Mal Evans, roadie, the assistant, and a friend of the Beatles
  • Josh Ryan Evans, American actor
  • Bill Evans, American jazz pianist and composer
  • Edith Evans, English actress
  • Walker Evans, American photographer and photojournalist best
  • Daniel J. Evans, American attorney and former politician
  • Donald Evans, American businessman
  • Don Evans, African-American playwright, theatre director
  • Melvin H. Evans, U.S. Virgin Islander politician,
  • Chick Evans, Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr

Evans Namesakes

  • Gwynne Owen Evans,
  • Barnaby Evans, American artist
  • Geraint Evans, Welsh bass-baritone noted for operatic roles including Figaro in 'Le nozze di Figaro'
  • William Sanford Evans, Manitoba politician
  • Bob O. Evans, computer pioneer and corporate executive at IBM
  • Clif Evans, politician in Manitoba, Canada
  • Laurie Evans, Dr
  • David Allan Evans, American poet
  • Matilda Evans, first African-American woman licensed to practice medicine
  • Daniel Silvan Evans, Welsh clergyman, scholar and lexicographer
  • Gurney Evans, Edmonton mayor
  • Norman Evans, variety and radio performer,
  • Guy Evans, English drummer, percussionist and composer
  • John Louis Evans, first inmate to be executed by the State of Alabama after the United States reinstituted the death penalty
  • Robert John Weston Evans, historian
  • Rowland Evans, Rowland Evans Jr
  • Diane Carlson Evans, 1Lt
  • Evan Alfred Evans, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • Christmas Evans, Welsh Nonconformist minister
  • Elease Evans, American Democratic Party politician
  • Caradoc Evans, Welsh story writer, novelist and playwright
  • Abel Evans, English clergyman, academic, and poet
  • Peter B. Evans, Professor of Sociology and the Marjorie Meyer Eliaser Professor of International Studies at the University of California, Berkeley
  • George Henry Evans, radical reformer
  • Ric Evans, Australian Test cricket match umpire
  • Daisy Evans,
  • Lucia Evans, Irish-Zimbabwean singer and winner of the 2006 season of the talent show 'You're a Star'
  • Ioan Evans, British politician
  • Stan Evans, former South Australian LCL and Liberal politician
  • Arthur Humble Evans, British ornithologist
  • Moss Evans, general secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union
  • Frederick H. Evans, British photographer
  • William John Evans, Welsh musician and composer
  • Waldo A. Evans, captain of the United States Navy and military Governor of both the United States Virgin Islands and American Samoa
  • Audrey Evans, pediatric oncologist
  • Beriah Gwynfe Evans, journalist, Congregationalist, dramatist
  • John M. Evans, U.S. Democratic politician
  • Ada Evans, Australian lawyer and the first female law graduate
  • Dailan Evans, Australian performer, writer
  • Arthur Evans, English archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization
  • Herbert McLean Evans, U.S. anatomist and embryologist
  • Ronald M. Evans, American professor and biologist at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies{{Cite journal
  • David C. Evans, founder of the computer science department at the University of Utah and co-founder of Evans & Sutherland
  • David A. Evans, Abbott and James Lawrence Professor Emeritus
  • Martin Evans, (born 1 January 1941{{cite journal
  • Denis Evans, Professor
  • Lawrence C. Evans, American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at the University of California
  • William Harry Evans, lepidopterist and army officer who worked in India
  • Eric J. Evans, is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Lancaster
  • Gregory Evans, Canadian judge and the first Integrity Commissioner of Ontario
  • Janet Evans, American former competition swimmer
  • Mal Evans, roadie, the assistant, and a friend of the Beatles
  • Josh Ryan Evans, American actor
  • Bill Evans, American jazz pianist and composer
  • Edith Evans, English actress
  • Walker Evans, American photographer and photojournalist best
  • Daniel J. Evans, American attorney and former politician
  • Donald Evans, American businessman
  • Don Evans, African-American playwright, theatre director
  • Melvin H. Evans, U.S. Virgin Islander politician,
  • Chick Evans, Charles E. "Chick" Evans, Jr

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