Evanson Surname

110,060th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Evanson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Evan,' a Welsh personal name.

Howell ap Yevan. Rolls of Parliament.

David ap Evan. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Joane Howell ap Evan Sais: Visit.

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Evanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0571:176,20817,675
Nigeria9351:189,45711,495
England6891:80,8688,974
Canada2011:183,31118,199
Antigua and Barbuda821:1,209212
Wales551:56,2645,128
Australia481:562,41041,290
Barbados301:9,582751
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Fiji91:99,3771,883
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3261:74,7718,190
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

Evanson (6,249) may also be a first name.

Evanson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Evan,' a Welsh personal name.

Howell ap Yevan. Rolls of Parliament.

David ap Evan. Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Joane Howell ap Evan Sais: Visit. Gloucestershire (Harleian Society X).

The first form of the name seems to have been Jevon, then Yevan, lastly and permanently, Evan; v. Jevon.

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

'son of Evan,' which see. In 1695 an Act of Parliament was passed to allow Evan MacGregor, merchant in Edinburgh, to retain the surname of MacGregor on condition of his children becoming Evanson (APS., IX, p. 355). In an Act anent the Clan Gregor, passed in April 1603 "It wes ordanit that the name of mc gregoure sulde be altogidder abolisched And that the haill persounes of thatt clan suld renunce thair name and tak thame sum vther name And that They nor nane of thair posteritie suld call thame selffis gregor or mc gregoure thairefter vnder payne of deade" (APS., IV, p. 550).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Evan’s (Son), Evan’s Son v. Evan.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The son of Evan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Welsh for John, the same as Johns. Evan, eofn, fearless, bold.

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

Evans. —Exceedingly numerous in North and South Wales and in the adjacent English counties of Shropshire and Monmouth. Thence it has spread, but in rapidly diminishing numbers to the midland counties and to the south - west of England. It is absent or singularly rare in the northern counties, a line from the Humber to the Mersey sharply defining its northward extension. Not one of the coast counties, from Norfolk round to the borders of Devon, is represented in my list. It would, therefore, appear that the invasion of England by the Evanses is by no means a complete one, though their advance on the metropolis is indicated by their scanty outposts in Beds, Bucks, and Berks.

Forebears Note: Monmouth(shire) was and is a Welsh county.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Evanson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Evanson (Russian: Эвансон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Evanson.

How Common Is The Last Name Evanson? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,060th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,724,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Evanson live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Evanson is also the 83,462nd most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 6,249 people.

The last name Evanson is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,057 people, or 1 in 176,208. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 12 percent reside, Washington, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 22 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Evanson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Evanson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Evanson last name expanded 677 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Evanson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Evanson surname is chiefly Anglican (95%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Evanson last name are 10.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Evanson earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $44,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.48% more than the national average, earning $57,872 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Evanson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Evanson in the Russian language
Эвансонevanson-

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