Evelyn is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Evelyn
No. of characters: 6
Origin: England
Meaning:

Probably an ancient personal corresponding with the German Ebeling or Abeling, the ING being patronymical. Burke, however, derives it from a place in Shropshire now called Evelyn, but formerly written Avelyn and Ivelyn.

How popular is Evelyn?

Evelyn is common in United States, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Barbados, Canada, Indonesia, England, Trinidad and Tobago, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Australia, Jamaica, Guyana, New Zealand.

Evelyn is ranked 54883 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Evelyns grew by 12.2 per cent to 1278 since 2000 and ranked 20697 after elevating 709 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 51.17 52.15
White 33.57 35.21
Hispanic or Latino 9.86 6.76
Others 3.68 4.48
Evelyn is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Barbados lie ahead in terms of density. Around 9272 people have been found who wears Evelyn as their family name. Evelyn is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Evelyn:
16,207 United States2,278
2,795 Ghana1,178
10,038 Nigeria1,106
Countries with hundreds of Evelyn:
4,850 Cameroon577
157 Barbados498
9,395 Canada436
28,833 Indonesia401
16,346 England307
871 Trinidad and Tobago249
31,150 Brazil248
2,447 Dominican Republic223
13,381 Australia222
1,691 Jamaica152
1,004 Guyana132
6,204 New Zealand125
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,408 Botswana99
2,745 Singapore81
157 Saint Kitts and Nevis73
837 Brunei73
210,278 India67
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,248 Panama50
18,427 Israel46
30,740 Malaysia46
25,163 Papua New Guinea45
70,377 South Africa43
8,436 Liberia41
14,245 Venezuela33
2,302 China32
1,398 Belize31
771 Saint Lucia30
56,175 Uganda25
10,115 Wales22
183,652 Germany17
987 United States Virgin Islands17
587 Bermuda17
35,569 Mexico16
39,474 Kenya13
197,164 Philippines13
375,884 Thailand13
19,471 Estonia12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
366 British Virgin Islands10
20,332 Scotland10
14,894 Taiwan10
152,056 Argentina10
32,607 Saudi Arabia9
84,476 Zimbabwe9
85,467 Netherlands9
3,584 El Salvador8
11,625 Northern Ireland7
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Evelyn Namesakes

  • John Evelyn, English writer, gardener and diarist
  • Lyndon Evelyn, Tory Member of Parliament
  • Judith Evelyn, American-Canadian stage and film actress

Evelyn Namesakes

  • John Evelyn, English writer, gardener and diarist
  • Lyndon Evelyn, Tory Member of Parliament
  • Judith Evelyn, American-Canadian stage and film actress

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