Evensen is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Wales. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Evensen
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Wales
Meaning:

A variant form of the Avant. Probably from Havant, a town in Hampshire; or it may be from the old war-cry, Arant !"Forward!".

A variant form of the Evans. The son of Evan meaning "young warrior".

The son of Even meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

Surname is a variant form of the Ivan. The son of Ivan meaning "gracious gift of Jehovah".

Evensen is the variant form of Evans. Jeuans, John's or Jones.

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

Variation of the Heaven. Cockney corruptions of Evan and Evans.

How popular is Evensen?

Evensen is common in Norway, United States, Sweden, Denmark.

Evensen is ranked 56140 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Evensens grew by 11.52 per cent to 1055 since 2000 and ranked 23920 after elevating 804 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.46 95.56
Others 3.03 1.8
Hispanic or Latino 2.18 1.27
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.57 0.63
Evensen is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Norway which signifies that it is originated from Norway. Around 9041 person has been found who wears Evensen as their family name. Evensen is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Evensen:
58 Norway6,742
21,470 United States1,636
Countries with hundreds of Evensen:
4,260 Sweden179
3,275 Denmark179
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
63,991 Canada45
110,053 Germany40
11,842 Chile39
47,396 Australia38
66,012 England36
11,611 Singapore21
219,029 France19
375,884 Thailand13
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
462,339 Russia7

Immigrants to US

From Germany

20 years old laborer Ingleborg Evensen who was residing in Germany migrated to USA on September 10, 1874 by Abbotsford put out from Liverpool & Queenstown. Ole Evensen, aged 24, 36 years old Christiansen Evensen, Hen. Evensen (9), K. Evensen (30), Even Evensen (26) Laborer, 16 years old Martin Evensen, Magnus Evensen (33) Laborer, J. Evensen (48) Sailor, are others that migrated to US from Liverpool & Queenstown, Hamburg and Glasgow & Larne.

Evensen Namesakes

  • Jens Evensen, Norwegian lawyer, judge, politician
  • Lars Evensen, Norwegian trade unionist and politician
  • Alfred Evensen, Norwegian musician
  • Erling Evensen, Norwegian cross-country skier
  • Tidemann Flaata Evensen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Bernt Evensen, Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist

Evensen Namesakes

  • Jens Evensen, Norwegian lawyer, judge, politician
  • Lars Evensen, Norwegian trade unionist and politician
  • Alfred Evensen, Norwegian musician
  • Erling Evensen, Norwegian cross-country skier
  • Tidemann Flaata Evensen, Norwegian politician for the Labour Party
  • Bernt Evensen, Norwegian speed skater and racing cyclist

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