Bevins Surname

79,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bevins Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ab-Evan' (' the son of Evan') = Bevan (Welsh). The 'd' in Bevand is excrescent, as in Simmonds.

Rys ap Madoc ap Tudir ap Hoel ap Evan: Visit. London, 1633.

Howel ap-Evan, c.

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Bevins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2681:68,8048,001
England5271:105,72711,054
New Zealand1491:30,3915,294
Canada821:449,33638,948
Australia491:550,93340,757
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3711:65,7027,524
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9431:53,2545,998

Bevins (27) may also be a first name.

Bevins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'Ab-Evan' (' the son of Evan') = Bevan (Welsh). The 'd' in Bevand is excrescent, as in Simmonds.

Rys ap Madoc ap Tudir ap Hoel ap Evan: Visit. London, 1633.

Howel ap-Evan, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Eygneun ap Yevan. Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

John and Richard Bevand are contained in the List of Freemen in Chester, 1747.

Bevans is a double patronymic, part English, part Welsh, ab-Evan-s; v. Beddoes.

Thomas Bevans, prebendary of St. David's, 1680: History and Ant. St.David's.

1560. Married - Rycharde Bevande and Ann Kempr: St. Michael, Cornhill. (elsewhere in same register Beavin).

1748. — John Baynham and Margaret Bevan: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1753. — Thomas Bevans and Alice Finney: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic + English genit. suff.) Bevin’s (Son): Bevln for Bevan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Welsh. Ah Evan, the son of Evan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) A contraction of Ap Evan, or Ivan, the son of John; from ap, son, or literally from, and Ivan, John. So Brice, from Ap Rice; Pritchard, from Ap Richard, etc.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From the Flemish, Beving; from the Danish, Bevensee; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bevins Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bevins Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bevins is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bevins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,449th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,186,897 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Bevins live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name internationally, held by 27 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,268 people, or 1 in 68,804. In The United States Bevins is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 13 percent are found, Virginia, where 9 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.

Bevins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bevins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bevins last name increased 559 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bevins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bevins surname are 17.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bevins earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 46.76% less than the national average, earning R 126,528 per year; in United States they earn 11.68% less than the national average, earning $38,109 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $47,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beavins9275/
Bievins9211/
Beevins921/
Boevins921/
Beveins921/
Bivins837,281/
Bevens83824/
Bavins8332/
Bovins834/
Vevins832/
Wevins830/
Bevuns830/
Beavens77188/
Beuvens77138/
Biviens7729/
Bievens774/
Boivins774/
Bevinje772/
Beivens771/
Bevense771/
Beveans770/
Beevens770/
Bivoins770/
Beevinje711/
Bevetens710/
Bivens6712,202/
Bowens6710,938/
Bovens671,005/
Vivens67240/
Vivins6736/
Bawens677/
Bevenz674/
Bavens672/
Bivims672/
Bevems670/
Bivuns670/

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